Tagged: germs

How long should you stay away when you have a cold or the flu? - Guest Work

Guest Author • Jul 25, 2018 •

• cold,
• germs,
• illness,
• Influenza

Nadia Charania, Auckland University of Technology Most adults get around two to three colds a year, and children get even more. In terms of the flu, there are around 3-5 million severe cases of influenza worldwide each year and 290,000 to 650,000 deaths. The symptoms of a cold and the flu are similar, so it’s hard … Read More

Raw Water? Ew! - BioBlog

Alison Campbell • Jan 09, 2018 •

• amoebic dysentery,
• cholera,
• contamination,
• disease,
• Drinking water,
• e coli,
• germs,
• giardia,
• Koch,
• microbiology,
• pasteur,
• raw water,
• Science and Society

‘Raw water’ – the latest foolish fad to hit people’s screens, pockets, & in some instances I’d guess their toilet paper expenditure as well. I first heard of this particular litre of woo when I read an article in the New York Times with the headline: Unfiltered Fervor: the rush to get off the water grid. Apparently getting ‘off … Read More