Where the Germs Are A Scientific Safari

Name: Where the Germs Are A Scientific Safari
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ISBN: 9780471155898

ISBN-10: 0471155896

ISBN-13: 9780471155898

Edition: 2003

Authors: Nicholas Bakalar

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This is a lighthearted yet thorough guided safari tour of the microbial universe. It provides the latest scientific understanding of germs, relieves unrealistic fears about them and details the best ways to survive comfortably and healthily where we abide - in germs' constant company.

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/1/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Microbes: An Introduction



Hungry? Let's Eat: The Contaminated Kitchen



Toilet Training: Washing Hands Is the Best Revenge



Whiter Whites and Brighter Colors: Healthy Laundry



Clean Up That Room: Kids and Microbes



What Love's Got to Do with It: Microbes and Your Sex Life



Wild Kingdom: Pets and Their Germs



Up Your Nose: The Flu and the Cold



Bottled or Tap: Water, and What's in It



Fresh Air and Sunshine: Outdoor Fun with Microbes



Paint the Town Red: Germs in Public Places



The Antiseptic Supermarket: Products That Do Something, Products That Do Nothing, and Products That Actually Do Harm


Glossary


Notes


Index