2006-08-23 06:29:06 · 4 answers · asked by thinkbeinteresting 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
I believe it is because in the old days (pre scientific proof to the contrary) it was believed that viruses and bacteria were actually insects.
Good question though... I'll have to research it!
2006-08-23 06:35:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It comes from the fact that people when referring to the bacteria that causes colds often describe them as microscopic bugs.
2006-08-23 13:44:20 · answer #2 · answered by tomasrwilson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bug is a parasite and a parasite is what passes a cold from one person to the next so I got a bug derived from that.
2006-08-23 13:34:51 · answer #3 · answered by c0mplicated_s0ul 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With the discovery of microscopic pathogenic organisms.
The easiest way to describe germs to people who had never imagined microscopic creatures before was to call them "bugs". It has stuck ever since.
2006-08-23 13:40:00 · answer #4 · answered by Privratnik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋