How Germs Make You Sick

If a lot of germs are in your body you will get sick. There are many germs that make you sick , but some won't.

Germs come in many shapes. Some germs look like Jell-O or a beehive to me.

  This is some E-coli bacteria.

When you get sick it's usually because the pathogen, or germ, is unfamiliar to your system, and your body reacts trying to fight.

The bacteria or viruses are the kinds of germs that attack your bodies and make you not feel well. When you get a sore throat or a cold you have germs attacking your body.

Have you ever had Athlete's Foot? That means germs are attacking your body. That germ is a fungus.

These little microscopic enemies will try everything to get in your body. That's why you must wash and clean any cuts you get. Any cut in the skin is an invitation for the germ to get into your body.

You can clean with soap and warm water and use antibiotic ointments like Neosporin, after cleaning with hydrogen peroxide.

How many of you like having a "runny nose?" Not a pretty site! Earaches and sore throats are not fun either. The germs attacking your nose, ears and throats are winning. Do we want them to win?

NO!!!

Sometimes germs change and become smart germs . Many times our medicines don't work. The germs develop adaptations and aren't killed by the antibiotics as well as earlier. New antibiotics are being developed all the time to continue the fight against germs.

How do these germs invade and attack your body?

• You can breath germs from outside and others.
• You may eat  food or water with bacteria growing.
• Putting hands in your mouth can give transportation to certain bacteria into your body.
• Germs get in the skin from cuts and scrapes.