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GERM Fight!

Tiny microbes are everywhere. Most are harmless. Some are good helpers. But some are not so good. The ones that make us sick, we call “germs.”

Germs might be bacteria, fungi, parasites, or viruses. In each of these groups, there are good guys and baddies.

Bacteria

Bacteria are single-celled living things. There are an amazing variety of them.

Good bacteria guard your skin, digest your food, make vitamins, and fight viruses.

give people food poisoning, strep throat,

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