The Secret Life of Germs

This book presents to readers simple statistics that should interest anyone who cares about personal hygiene. The author mentions in the book that 80% of infections come from contact, as opposed to vectors, inhalation or common carriers. He stresses from time to time the importance of washing your hands. As mentioned in the book, the result of a survey on people's habit of washing their hands after going to the toilet is stunning. Quite a large number of people refuse to wash their hands after going to the public toilet. The author depicts an imaginative scenario in which a man infected by Ebola virus would spread the pathogen to others simply because of the refusal of hand washing. Toilets in the airport and train terminals become the hub of global exchange of germs. One interesting thing worth to mention is the fatality in hospitals caused by noscomial infection. Noscomial infection is the spread of germs from medical practioners to patients. The culprit of this infection is the refusal of washing hands and this was particular true for medical practitioners in the past. Today, doctors and nurses are well trained on the prevention of the notorious noscomial infection.

This book is avaliable at TKO public library and the call number is 616.9TIE