Multiplication
To make more of themselves, bacteria simply split in half. What is this called?
reproduction/binary fission
What kind of contact is it called when you can shake hands with someone and get sick?
Direct Contact
Germs love this building because hundreds of kids are close together all day. what is it?
school
This is the #1 way to kill germs on your hands before they get you sick.
Washing your hands
germ
Bacteria reproduce extremely fast, how long does it take?
20 minutes
When do you this actions, you spray thousands of germ drops through the air. People commonly say bless you after. what is it?
Sneezing
Bacteria best grow in what conditons?
warm, moist, stuffy, and hot conditions
This is a special shot that teaches your body how to fight a virus before you ever catch it.
Vaccine
These are tiny, single-celled living things that can live almost anywhere
bacteria
Unlike bacteria, a virus is a "thief" that has to break into a living cell to make copies. What is the cell known as?
The host
Germs can live on these hard objects like doorknobs or water fountains for hours. Many things like tables, floors, toilets, ect...
Sufaces
What type of poisioning can you gett from eating uncooked food or unwashed fruits and vegetables?
Medicine that kills bacteria
antibiotics
These are even smaller than bacteria and aren't technically "alive." cant be killed by antibiotics
viruses
Once a virus gets inside you, it turns your cells into a germ factory to make millions of copies. What is this called?
Replication
This buzzing insect is famous for carrying germs from one person to another through a bite, what is it?
Misquito
What would it be called when the city's water supply gets infected with germs?
Contamination
If you are sick, you should stay in this one-word place so you don't give it to your friends.
home
this word describes a disease that jumps easily from person to person.
contagious
Because they make so many copies so fast, germs can "change" or mutate to stay alive even if we use medicine. What is this called?
Mutation
What do we do to get rid of germs?
answers may vary. Disinfact thing, wash hands, ect...
What are tiny germs can stay floating in the air even after a sick person walks away?
Airborne germs
Your body has its own natural army that fights off invaders every day
immune system
When everyone in a whole town gets sick at the same time, it’s called this
outbreak/epidemic