bacteria
This Is How Gross Your Beer Pong Ball Probably Is
Wetting the ball might actually make it pick up more bacteria from people's hands and wherever else it lands.
Should You Be Worried About Whether Your Tap Water Is Safe?
When it comes to clean water, the most important factor is where you live.
Some People With Appendicitis Can Be Treated With Pills, Not Surgery
New research suggests antibiotics may be a better option for most appendicitis patients.
There Are More Than 380 Trillion Viruses in Your Body at Any Time
Viruses on your skin? Check. Viruses in your lungs? Check. Viruses in your pee? Check.
Is There Any Reason to Use Liquid Soap Instead of Bar Soap?
The more heavily used a bar is, the more microorganisms it holds. But does that really mean it's time to leave bar soaps behind?
Is it Possible to Get Sick From a Used Dorm Mattress?
Your predecessor could have left behind everything from dust mites to insect parts, bodily secretions and excretions, fungal spores, and bacteria.
'Flesh-Eating' STI Reportedly Confirmed in the UK
Known as granuloma inguinale or donovanosis, the STI is caused by a bacteria and rarely occurs in the US.
Your Phone Is Dirtier Than a Toilet Seat, But You Don't Care
It is possible you are holding your phone, right now, in your hand, and it is just simply covered in bacteria.
This 3,200 Year Old Egyptian Cheese Is Cursed With a Deadly Pathogen
The cheese, made from both cow and sheep/goat milk, is contaminated with infectious bacteria.
To Solve a Medical Mystery, This Doctor Drank Live Bacteria
Dr. Barry Marshall swallowed helicobacter pylori to prove it was the cause of a common ailment.
Feeding Cows Space Food Could Reduce Greenhouse Gases
Scientists want to bring back an environmentally friendly food source NASA tested on its astronauts in the 1960s: bacteria. Germs never tasted so good.
How Gross Is it if I Can't Wipe My Butt After Pooping?
The universal question for when the TP runs out.