Germs and viruses are tiny little microorganisms all around us that exist. They are invisible, so small that you can’t see them at all, but they can enter our bodies, and these germs can make us sick. Sickness caused by germs are called infectious diseases.

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Germ Infections: Bacterial vs. Viral

Viruses and bacteria can cause many common infections, but there are differences between these two kinds of diseases.

Ever wonder what they are?

Well, bacteria are tiny single-cell microorganisms. They can come in a large variety of shapes and have a variety of structural features. Bacteria can live in any environment, and they can live in or on a human body. However, only a handful of bacteria can cause infections in humans. Another name for infectious bacteria is pathogenic bacteria. Many bacterial infections are contagious, which means that they are transmitted from person to person.

Viruses are the other type of microorganism. They are usually much smaller than bacteria; however, they also come in various shapes and features. Viruses are parasites that mean they will require a living cell or tissue to grow and multiply. Viruses can invade cells in your body and can even kill the host cells. Viral infections are also contagious.

Treating Infectious Diseases

Doctors can diagnose your condition by a physical examination. If they can’t, then they usually take a sample to determine if your illness is due to a bacterial infection or viral infection.
They would usually treat bacterial infection by prescribing you antibiotics.
With viral infections, treatment is more around the symptoms while letting the disease run its course. Otherwise, for some viral infections, you would be requested to take anti-viral medication.

You can help prevent the spread of bacterial and viral infections by practicing good hygiene, staying at home when you’re sick and getting vaccinated.

They all around us

While we can’t see these germs if we looked through a microscope you will see that they are all around us. 

Here are some of their favorite hiding places:

They’re able to spread easily as they can float in the air, survive in water, live on doorknobs and they are everywhere.

Here are some fun facts about germs:

• They can survive on your hands for three hours.
• You could have between 2 to 10 million germs on your fingertips and elbows.
• After you go to the bathroom the number of germs on your hand’s doubles.
• When you don’t wash your hands, you spread these germs to food and drinks you eat and other surfaces you touch.
• Damp hands spread 1,000 times more germs than dry hands.

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Just remember that there are germs out there and that they can make you sick.

• Regularly, wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds as clean hands help prevent germs from entering our bodies.

• Sing happy birthday twice when washing your hands, scrub your hands all over the front and back, around the fingernails, and between the fingers. Some other song suggestions are:
  • row row row your boat
  • if you’re happy and you know it, wash your hands.

Everyone should wear a mask as this helps prevent the spread of viruses. Also follow social distancing guidelines which tell us to stay 6 feet apart from people.

The CDC has release guidelines about preventing the spread of Covid-19, make sure to check this out.  Things to Know about the COVID-19 Pandemic

Kids younger than 2 years old shouldn’t cover their faces.

To keep your hands clean and germs contained, cough or sneeze into the crook of your elbow, then wash your hands. Germs are fond of spreading from one sick individual to another, so try to keep your germs to yourself.

Only do activities that our local authorities or you parents think are safe.

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