Microbes are Tiny

Microbes are Tiny

Living

Living

Things

Things



Microbes or

Microbes or

micro-organisms

micro-organisms

can only be seen

can only be seen

through a microscope.

through a microscope.



There are millions of microbes in the

There are millions of microbes in the

soil, air,

soil, air,

water

water

and even the human body.

and even the human body.



Some microbes are

Some microbes are

USEFUL

USEFUL

and some are

and some are

DANGEROUS

DANGEROUS

.

.



Bacteria and viruses are

Bacteria and viruses are

microbes

microbes

.

.

Helpful Microbes

Helpful Microbes

do Important

do Important

Jobs

Jobs



Bacteria which help

Bacteria which help

make vinegar, cheese

make vinegar, cheese

and yoghurt

and yoghurt



Bacteria rot down

Bacteria rot down

dead organisms and

dead organisms and

put nutrients in the

put nutrients in the

soil for plants to help

soil for plants to help

them grow

them grow



Yeast is a microbe: it’s

Yeast is a microbe: it’s

used to make beer

used to make beer

and bread

and bread

Harmful microbes

Harmful microbes

can cause

can cause

Disease

Disease



They cause

They cause

disease

disease

and

and

illness

illness

: flu,

: flu,

colds, measles,

colds, measles,

chicken pox,

chicken pox,

AIDS,tetanus, etc.

AIDS,tetanus, etc.



Microbes cause

Microbes cause

tooth decay

tooth decay

.

.

Four ways of

Four ways of

Spreading

Spreading

Disease

Disease



From coughs and

From coughs and

sneezes

sneezes



From touching

From touching

infected people or

infected people or

objects

objects



From insect bites

From insect bites



From infected food

From infected food

In the Kitchen – be

In the Kitchen – be

Sensible

Sensible

with

with

Food

Food



Keep food covered

Keep food covered



Store food in a fridge

Store food in a fridge



Heat food properly when

Heat food properly when

cooking

cooking



Store raw meat away from

Store raw meat away from

cooked meat

cooked meat



Preserve foods properly –

Preserve foods properly –

take away water and air

take away water and air

At home – be

At home – be

Sensible

Sensible

with

with

Personal Hygiene

Personal Hygiene



Wash your hands

Wash your hands

after going to the

after going to the

toilet

toilet



Don’t sneeze or

Don’t sneeze or

cough over people

cough over people

At the Doctors –

At the Doctors –

Medicines

Medicines

are

are

used to fight

used to fight

Microbes

Microbes



Medicines called

Medicines called

vaccines and

vaccines and

antibiotics are

antibiotics are

taken as pills or

taken as pills or

injected – to fight

injected – to fight

microbes that

microbes that

cause illness

cause illness