she said that the hand sanitizer stuff for your hands are actually bad for you and that you actually need germs to surivive and that germs are good for you, that yoru body needs to be with the germs? and i was like hell no! lol??
2007-10-30 14:49:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
most germs are not harmful, and your body needs them to digest food, as well as a few other things.
germs that are dangerous to you are pathogenic. There are less of these than you think, but your lungs are full of them which can cause you all kinds of trouble when your immune system is fatigued.
wheter you like it or not, germs are here to stay
2007-10-30 15:03:04 · answer #1 · answered by magnetic_azimuth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not a biologist or anything but i heard some germs are good for you. i guess they help with digestion and the immune system or something, just like some bacteria are good
viruses aren't good though u probably know that lol
2007-10-30 21:57:42 · answer #2 · answered by meow. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's right. There are some bacteria that are supposed to be on and in your body, and it would be unhealthy to kill them all off, because then bad bacteria can come in and take over.
There's also some compelling research that suggests that regular exposure to minor bacteria helps keep your immune system on its toes so it's ready to fight off the bad stuff. Plus, if your body has plenty of bacteria to react to, it's less likely to overreact to other things, so you have fewer allergies.
2007-10-30 21:58:54 · answer #3 · answered by Emmy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is right; though not all germs are beneficial, things like hand sanitizer kill the good and the bad.
2007-10-30 21:57:02 · answer #4 · answered by adoptive mom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humans harbor more than 200 species of bacteria. The biological relation between this "normal flora" and us is mutualistic. They obtain nutrients, we get stimulation of the immune system and protection from certain disease-causing bacteria that are kept on check by the normal flora. You can see pictures of them at:
www.textbookofbacteriology.net/normalflora.html
2007-10-30 22:27:38 · answer #5 · answered by jorge f 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It also seems that if you don't work out your immune system with common germs, it begins to cause allergic reactions and autoimmune diseases, which are rising sharply in frequency.
2007-10-30 22:45:38 · answer #6 · answered by Howard H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keeps your immune system tuned to fight off some bacteria. And, some beneficial bacteria, that keep bad bacteria in check, are destroyed by those soaps.
2007-10-30 21:53:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alot of bacteria in our stomach helps digest our food.
2007-10-30 21:54:32 · answer #8 · answered by Steven V 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋