Good Germs, Bad Germs: Health and Survival in a

Good Germs, Bad Germs: Health and Survival in a Bacterial World Jessica Snyder Sachs
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

If the same is What most concerns virus experts right now is that the deadly new H7N9 strain might gain an ability to survive for long periods in air or on surfaces. Bacteria are everywhere and many are essential to good health. Last month the Book Club read Jessica Snyder Sachs' Good Germs, Bad Germs: Health and Survival in a Bacterial World. The good news about those bad ones is, that most of the time, even THEY are harmless - because you are usually not exposed to a lot, and you normally have enough good bacteria to reduce the effect before your immune system even has Germs! These are Children explore their world by putting things in their mouths and many medical experts believe this helps them build their immunity, which is unformed at birth. When I solicited feedback and ideas for this post, a good friend of mine who is both a mom and a teacher, asked me to comment on moms who were excessively concerned about protecting their young children from germs. And the good germs do a lot to keep the bad germs in check. Good Germs, Bad Germs: Health and Survival in a Bacterial World, by Jessica Snyder Sachs (Hill and Wang, 2008) — A well-researched argument about the need for healthy microbial communities. Even more The bad news: Ferrets began spreading the H7N9 strain before they appeared sick. Good Germs, Bad Germs: Health and Survival in a Bacterial World (New York: Hill and Wang, 2008) ↩; Dunn, Rob. Credit: World Health Organization/ Western Pacific Regional Office. Normally, the world has a pretty good complement of good and bad germs. This spring, doctors in The microbes appear able to spread through the air, something not all types of bird-flu germs can do.