1. CDC - Be a Germ Stopper: Stopping the Spread of Germs at Work
Illnesses like the flu (influenza) and colds are caused by viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs. The flu and colds usually spread from person to person when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
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2. Germs and Hygiene: MedlinePlus
When you cough or sneeze, you send tiny germ-filled droplets into the air. Colds and flu usually spread that way. You can help stop the spread of germs by
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3. Germs and Hygiene: MedlinePlus
Covering your mouth and nose when you sneeze or cough; Cleaning your hands often - always before you eat or prepare food, and after you use the bathroom or change a diaper;
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4. CDC - Be a Germ Stopper: homepage
Healthy habits can protect everyone from getting germs or spreading germs at home, school, or work. Simple actions, like covering your mouth and nose and cleaning your hands often, can stop germs and prevent illnesses and reduce sickdays. Use this.....
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5. VNAA Germ Protection Center - Pathogenic Microorganisms
Most microorganisms, (bacteria, viruses and fungi), are not harmful to people. A relatively small number, however, are capable of causing disease or infection. These microorganisms are called pathogens. Pathogens have been scientifically classifie...
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6. What Are Germs?
Our bodies are pretty amazing. Day after day, they work hard — digesting food, pumping blood and oxygen, sending signals from our brains and our nerves, and much more. But there is a group of tiny invaders that can make our bodies sick — they're c...
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7. Where the Germs Are
Many of us have a good grasp of how to keep our homes clean and germ-free. You wash your hands after touching raw meat, and when someone in your family is sick, you're extra diligent with the disinfectant.
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8. What Are Germs?
Hand washing is the single most important thing your family can do to prevent germs from leading to infections and sickness.
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9. Germs
With holiday season upon us, family gatherings, lack of sleep and more time spent indoors can make this one of the most unhealthy times of the year. Brett Young, M.D., a family medicine physician on the medical staff at Baylor Regional Medical Cen...
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10. Germ Warfare
At the Centers for Disease Control, Hundreds of Scientists Have a Singular Mission: Crack the Case of the SARS Epidemic
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