With dreaded, invisible germs lurking on surfaces and in people, our surroundings are seen as a minefield – and we end up dulling one of our most valuable senses.
Articles on Germs
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Leaving your coat at home on a cold winter day doesn’t automatically mean you’re going to get sick. But it could make you more susceptible to germs.
Combining design innovation methods with medical disciplines such as microbiology can help tackle health related challenges.
Is your makeup making you sick?
Despite awareness of the importance of hand washing, most people often fail to do it properly.
The Pentagon has been instructed by the House of Representatives to investigate whether ticks were infected with Lyme disease by the US military.
While we move soap around, it lifts up invisible oil that holds germs onto your hand.
The average office desk is said to contain 400 times more germs than a toilet seat.
Sit v squat – the big public toilet stand-off.
Lurking in the garden are some nasty bacteria with the potential to cause you serious harm.
Wine has long been known for its disinfecting and cleansing properties. So can it kill flu and other bugs? And what about other types of alcohol?
Why are some animals resistant to waterborne disease? A reader wants to know.
The poor quality of hand sanitisers in Kenya poses a health concern. If this market remains unregulated these products might encourage the undetected transmission of infectious pathogens in hospitals.
Most people are aware of the benefits of breastmilk, but few are aware of the risks.
Children don’t learn much about how illnesses spread if they are just taught a list of dos and don’ts. They need to know why an action is useful.
It only takes a single fly to alight on your picnic lunch to make you uneasy about what germs may have landed with it. But what harm can come from a fly landing on your food? Should you throw it away?
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology, University of Leicester
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Ecologist and Researcher, Flinders University
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Clinical Associate Professor, School of Medical Science & Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute; Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
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Head of Department, Production, Kenya Medical Research Institute
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Senior Lecturer, University of Essex; IF Senior Research Associate, Intellectual Forum at Jesus College in the University of Cambridge; Researcher for the Department of Social and Political Sciences, Bocconi University, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor and Clinical Academic Gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
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Research Fellow, ZERO2FIVE Food Industry Centre, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Principal lecturer in the School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University
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Research Officer, Kenya Medical Research Institute
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Food Safety, Food Quality and Environmental Management, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Doctoral Candidate in Microbiology, University of Oregon
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, University of Southern California
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Senior Lecturer in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, King's College London
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Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University - Newark