A bout with a cold or the flu can really take you down. To stay healthy, you need to avoid nasty bugs. But that’s not always easy. Germs are everywhere, and there are plenty of ideas about how to get ...

Germs are microscopic organisms that cause disease. When we talk of germs, we are referring to fungi, bacteria, viruses and protozoa. Some germs are spread through the air when a person coughs or ...

Once you start thinking about germs it's easy to see how you can become possessed with trying to avoid them. Even if it's only the common cold you're thinking about, you become suspicious of ...