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Asked by manlikeamir71 on 25 Mar 2024.
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Erin Pallott answered on 25 Mar 2024:
Yes! When we say “germs”, we usually mean microorganisms that can cause disease. There are lots of bacteria and viruses that are NOT harmful, and we rely of some bacteria species to stay healthy and access nutrients in our food. But disease-causing microorganisms are still a very real threat to human life.
Millions still die every year from conditions that are caused by pathogens, especially in lower-income countries. Malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and lung infections are in the top 10 causes of death in lower-income countries. We have made great progress in reducing the number of deaths caused by many pathogens.
There are challenges such as antibiotic resistance, with some diseases becoming harder to treat.
Political issues and conflicts also affect our ability to deliver medicines and treat people for curable infections.
There are also “emerging” diseases which include flu outbreaks and COVID-19, where diseases are jumping from animals to humans, partially due to habitat destruction.
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Nik Robinson answered on 11 Apr 2024:
Germs is another name for microorganisms, some are good and some are bad.
our Gut bacteria are essential, but there are bacteria that can cause severe illness.
We treat bacteria with anti biotics, but these medicines are not very targeted and can attak the good bacteria too… there are man who feel we use too much anti biotics in todays society.
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Bruno Silvester L commented on :
Yes but the bad ones. Not the good ones that are there in our gut digesting our food. There are also lots of bad germs which might emerge with time because our population is increasing and the demand for food is increasing so infectious caused by several pathogens will increase. We have some antibiotics left to fight them but we need to do more and practice basic things like hand washing, covering while sneezing, not asking the doctor to give antibiotics for viral infections, cooking our food properly etc. This will help in preventing the spread of diseases. I am also working in this area looking at how bugs become strong and what kind of medicines can be designed to kill them.
yerk1xyst commented on :
always wash your hand before eating