News reports that around 1,200 germs can be found on a remote control. They evaded the question of whether or not people in households with more germs were sick more or not. I think not. I thought that they needed to be passed human to human in order to stay active. Imagine how many germs are on money and why isn't everyone sick all of the time then?
2007-02-13 04:06:26 · 5 answers · asked by ljs911sc 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Life would not be able to function properly without "germs". Germs are actually just bacteria. Everybody has bacteria on and in them at all times. For example, E. coli is necessary for proper digestion of food. You have many bacteria in your mouth, and women also have many different bacteria in their vagina that helps to fight off pathogenic bacteria. Bacteria are not all parasitic; they are organisms that can survive in a wide variety of conditions.
Money may have a lot of bacteria, but the only ones that are troublesome are those that are pathogenic. Also, one way people avoid getting sick from potentially pathogenic organisms is practicing good handwashing and sanitary techniques.
2007-02-13 05:17:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you define germs as all bacteria. The one's you need to worry about are pathological germs. These include friendly bacteria that get into the wrong place. E-Coli is important, you would get sick without them living in your body but there are strains that can harm you. So we call E-coli O:57H7 as harmful and and the rest are helpful.
Some bacteria form spores that can live a very long time. Anthrax can kill very quickly and is very dangerous. It can also love in soil for 50 years. It varies by the bug. The common cold virus can live for a short time only under florescent lights because it has no capsid shield to protect it. This is measured in minutes.
2007-02-13 04:15:37 · answer #2 · answered by Ron H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parvovirus continues to be interior the constrained understanding tiers. some vets and expert say months others years. Being a pit you may desire to apply greater warning they are very vulnerable. That being mentioned there are 2 issues that kill the virus UV rays as in sunshine and bleach. Over that some years it is extremely no longer likely the virus has survived weekly cleanings and solar mild on your place and backyard. make certain you vaccinate and on a strict schedule till the doggies finished series is finished. At 7 weeks he could have had one shot already and the 2nd due in a week with the 0.33 set due 4 weeks after the 2nd.
2016-10-02 02:00:39 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most are quite harmless. bacteria can live without a host as long as their source of nutrients is present. of course you actually have bacteria living in your body (in the digestive tract) but they are good and help keep you healthy. viruses on the other do need a host, without one they can't replicate (or reproduce). depending on the composition of the virus they may remain "alive" but dormant without a host. an example of a robust virus is the Hepatitis virus and a weak virus is HIV.
2007-02-13 04:11:40 · answer #4 · answered by mo b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GERMS ARE ORGANISMS...THEY DON'T NEED HOSTS!
2007-02-13 04:14:13 · answer #5 · answered by †If he only knew† 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋