Wash Those Germs Away

The Washington Post;  April 28, 1992 ;     700+ words ......invisible organisms: bacteria, viruses or fungi...amazing number of germs in our environment...humans at all. Other germs are helpful - such as special bacteria that live in our...wearing. You know how germs love warm, damp places. Bacteria are probably busy...

Study shows desktops may contain more germs than toilet seats

University Wire;  October 10, 2007 ;     471 words ......contain 400 times more germs than a toilet seat...restroom. "The number of bacteria in any particular...only the number of germs that can accumulate...in the number of bacteria an office can contain...higher levels of bacteria. The offices of lawyers...offices contain more germs than ...

HOUSE OF GERMS< THE WAY AMERICANS CLEAN OFTEN HELPS BACTERIA THRIVE.(LIFE)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  December 22, 2003 ;     596 words ......infectious sources of bacteria in the home. They...moist environment for germs to thrive and trap...rotting food and bacteria to seep directly...also can help. Give germs the brush off Like...growth and spread of germs. So, rinse it every...Fecal matter and bacteria can spray up to ...

Discovery of germs

The Press;  December 18, 2000 ;     260 words ......plants. More common germs include (in increasing size) viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and fungi...ability to visualise germs using some sort...person to person. Bacteria were first seen...until 1839 that germs were seen in diseased...disease- producing) bacteria were grown and ...

Germs found in unlikely places

University Wire;  June 13, 2003 ;     372 words ......and 400 times more bacteria than the average...number one place for germs in the office, according...Smith said. "The germs and bacteria go directly to the...desk has 10,000,000 bacteria. The Centers for...surfaces prone to germs are the best ways...

Waging germ warfare: Bacteria, viruses abundant in many offices.

American News (Aberdeen, SD);  March 10, 2007 ;     394 words ......to declare war on germs. Bacteria in foods from spinach...across the nation. Germs, thankfully usually...illness-causing germs, Gerba has recommended...has 400 times more bacteria than the average...Overall, however, bacteria in the workplace...first surveying germs in 2002, ...

GERMS? THEY'VE GOT YOU COVERED; L.A. MUSEUM PUTS MICROBES ON THE MAP.(L.A....

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  May 25, 1998 ;     700+ words ......commonly called germs - has heightened...that tout ``anti-bacterial'' or ``anti-microbial...to fend off bad germs. We're embracing...hand lotions - anti-bacterial products that eliminate...broad spectrum of bacteria, but not all bacteria, Noble said. Some...perception of pathogenic ...

Germs come, stay and overrun our homes: Your Health.

Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL);  July 24, 2007 ;     700+ words ......spread all that bacteria around the kitchen. The sink itself is a bacterial circus, home to a variety of germs, including e. coli...eliminate some of the bacteria, University of Florida...kills the deadly germs. Wash the sink and...find the deadliest germs might surprise ...

Call your desk 'Germ-in-town': Workspaces are teeming with bacteria.

Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  March 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ......to work -- where germs rule. The maintenance...Your telephone? A bacteria bacchanal. Computer...with 10 million bacteria a day, germs that can give you...The Secret Life of Germs, says the numbers...society bathed in bacteria, and that certainly...

Dentist: Brush off old toothbrushes; Popular hangout for germs: Dubuque...

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  January 6, 2002 ;     466 words ...Germs love toothbrushes. They love the...decaying food particles and other bacteria. Germs also have no qualms about sharing...their risk of spreading airborne bacteria from toothbrush to toothbrush...to the spread of many types of germs - from those that cause the common...

Germs, Not Just Employees, Hard at Work at Offices Nationwide.

PR Newswire;  April 4, 2006 ;     700+ words ......something else -- the level of bacteria on office desks. According...office desk is home to 5,015 germs per square inch, 400 times more bacteria than the average toilet...be a breeding ground for germs and bacteria, leading to illness and...

Millions of germs and bacteria await kids at school.(wash hands, the...

Journal of Environmental Health;  January 1, 2006 ;     562 words ......where one would expect the most germs and bacteria, such as toilets and door handles...desks and doorknobs, had fewer germs (19 bacterial cells/[in.sup.2] and 5 bacterial...way to prevent the spread of germs and bacteria, says William Fisher, vice president...

Clean up to avoid spread of germs.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  November 22, 2000 ;     700+ words ......get rid of all the bacteria and viruses that...to collectively as germs. The point, Gerba...up. Reducing those germs is as simple as using...disinfectants reduces bacteria by 99 percent, Gerba...you've spread the germs there for future...other fecal-borne bacteria and viruses will...

Clean kitchen can be a hotbed of germs.(Originated from Knight-Ridder...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  October 12, 1995 ;     599 words ......have a breeding ground for germs and potential illness. Ordinary...spreading illness-causing bacteria, says Charles P. Gerba...overnight. We found so much bacteria we thought people were washing...kitchen that may have the most bacteria. ``This is because of cross-contaminati...spread the fecal ...

Wise up about germs: the truth about toilet seats, doorknobs, and how to...

Redbook;  September 1, 2005 ;     668 words ......of Arizona study. But not to worry: Most likely those germs came from you--and you can't get sick from your own germs, says Callahan. Your best defense: It's simple, really...down your space once a week with a disinfectant cleaner. Germs in Your Kitchen Think you need to swab the decks with...dishes with ...