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What Are Germs?: Germs Are Tiny Living Things That Make You Sick

Germs are tiny living things that can make you sick. Most germs, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and worms, are microscopic and require a microscope to be seen. These microbes cause a variety of illnesses in humans, such as strep throat, flu, athlete's foot, malaria, and more. Proper hygiene like handwashing and avoiding contact with sick individuals can help prevent the transmission and spread of infectious germs.

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What Are Germs?: Germs Are Tiny Living Things That Make You Sick

Germs are tiny living things that can make you sick. Most germs, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and worms, are microscopic and require a microscope to be seen. These microbes cause a variety of illnesses in humans, such as strep throat, flu, athlete's foot, malaria, and more. Proper hygiene like handwashing and avoiding contact with sick individuals can help prevent the transmission and spread of infectious germs.

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WHAT ARE GERMS?

Germs are tiny living things that make you sick.

MOST GERMS ARE MICROSCOPIC

That means that they are so small you must have


a microscope to see them
Some examples of germs are:
Bacteria
Viruses
Fungi

Protozoa
Worms

BACTERIA
Bacteria are very simple, one-celled organisms
that live almost anywhere.
Some bacteria are helpful like the kind that
makes yogurt. Other bacteria are harmful and
can make you sick.

PICTURES OF BACTERIA AND THE


DISEASES THEY CAUSE:

Strep Throat

Food Poisoning

VIRUSES
Viruses are even smaller than bacteria, most are
harmful and make you sick.
They must live inside another cell to survive. The
cell that the virus lives in is called a host cell.
Most viruses can not live outside their host cell.

PICTURES OF VIRUSES AND THE


DISEASES THEY CAUSE

Flu Virus

Cold Virus

FUNGI
Are multi-celled organisms that look like plants.
They can not make their own food like a plant
can.
They like to live in cool, moist and dark places.

PICTURES OF FUNGI AND THE


DISEASES THEY CAUSE

Athletes Foot

Thrush-throat infection

PROTOZOA
Are single celled organisms that live in water.
They are very small and sometimes make you
sick.

PICTURES OF PROTOZOA AND THE


DISEASES THEY CAUSE

Malaria-carried by a
mosquito and makes
people very sick

Amoeba-causes an upset
stomach

WORMS

Some worms are parasitic which means it is


harmful to its host.

PICTURES OF PARASITIC WORMS

Pinworm

PICTURES OF ILLNESSES CAUSED BY


GERMS
Small Pox

Strep Throat

Chicken Pox

Hookworm

MORE
PICTURES

Jaundice from Hepatitis

Thrush

Measles

Mumps

WAYS TO PREVENT GETTING SICK


Wash your hands
Eat a balanced meal
Stay away from sick people
Get plenty of rest
Exercise
Immunizations

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