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 ThroatFood 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

Athlete’s FootThrush-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 it’s host.

PICTURES OF PARASITIC WORMS

Pinworm

PICTURES OF ILLNESSES CAUSED BY GERMS

Strep Throat

Chicken Pox

Small Pox

Hookworm

MORE PICTURESJaundice from Hepatitis

MumpsMeasles

Thrush

WAYS TO PREVENT GETTING SICK

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