Germs

Germs

100

Where do Germs live

EVERYWHERE!

200

Name at least two ways germs get into your body.

-Air 

-nose 

-mouth

-eyes 

-any openings to the inside of your body.

300

What kind of environment do germs like best?

Warm, Damp and Dark

400

When is bacteria good for you?

When it helps food digest in your body, it is used to make foods like pickles, cheese, and yogurt, it is sometimes in medicine.

500

Give two facts about "seeing" germs.

(how can they be seen)

Germs can only be seen through a microscope Germs are different shapes and sizes

Hand Washing

100

How long should you wash your hands for?

The time it takes to sing happy birthday (30 seconds)

200

When should wash your hands?

-Before eating/preparing food

-after going to the bathroom 

-after coughing 

-after touching animals, etc.

300

True of False Washing your hands is all you need to do to keep from getting sick.

FALSE!

400

Explain how to wash your hands properly.

Get your hands wet with warm water, use soap and scrub your hands for about 30 seconds (the time it takes to sing happy birthday) in between your fingers and the tops of your hands, then rinse and dry your hands.

500

How many germs are on your hands at any given time?

Millions! - So wash them often!

Prevention

100

How/where should you sneeze and cough?

Into your sleeve

200

To help keep germs out of your mouth and keep it healthy what should you do? *100 pint Bonus - how often should you visit the dentist?*

Brush my teeth, Floss my teeth, Use Mouthwash * Twice a year *

300

What is the main line of defense against germs?

HAND WASHING!

400

Which vitamin helps to boost your immune system?

Vitamin C (Found in most fruits)

500

You can also prevent infections through:

Vaccines and Medicines 

Misc.

100

If you are sick should you go to school?

No, especially if I threw up within the last 24 hours

200

True or False As soon as you catch a virus you feel sick immediately.

False, there is an "incubation" time when the germs multiply before they begin to take over.

300

What are boogers?

Mucus from your nose that collects dust and bacteria so that it wont enter your body. It travels to the back of your throat to be swallowed or to the front to be blown out into a tissue.

400

Normal human body temperature is ________________.

98.6

500

Why don't we get sick from the same disease twice?*

Our White blood cells remember the "code" of the disease and remembers how to kill it before it affects you.