Germs

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Germs

• What Are They?
• How to fight them!

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What are Germs?

• Some kids may think that germs are bugs or
  cooties or other gross stuff. Actually, germs are
  tiny organisms, or living things, that can cause
  disease.
• Germs are so small and sneaky that they creep
  into our bodies without being noticed. In fact,
  germs are so tiny that you need to use a
  microscope to see them

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What Do Germs Do?

• Once germs invade our bodies, they snuggle in for
  a long stay. They gobble up nutrients and energy.
  They hang around your body and make you have
  symptoms of common infections, like fevers,
  sniffles, rashes, coughing, vomiting, and
  diarrhea.

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How can I stay healthy?

• Wash Your Hands
• You should use warm water and soap to wash your
  hands.
• Wash your hands for 15 seconds
• (or sing the Happy Birthday song)

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How can I stay healthy?

• Cough and Sneeze into your elbow or a tissue
• When you feel a cough coming out you should
  always cough into your elbow, never into your
  hands.

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How can I stay healthy?

• Keep your hands away from your face.
• You have many germs on your hands. Keep them
  away from your

eyes
nose
mouth
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How can I stay healthy?

• My friends to help you remember the rules

Wendy washes away the germs.
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How can I stay healthy?
Carl remembers to catch his coughs and sneezes.
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How can I stay healthy?
Kevin keeps his hands away from his face.
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So if we want to be healthy we must

• Wash
• Cover
• Keep Away

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Then we can fight and say good bye to germs
forever!