The Good Germ Hotel: Meet Your Body's Marvelous Microbes

The Good Germ Hotel: Meet Your Body's Marvelous Microbes — page 3
From your head to your toes you are full of bacteria Bacteria are types of tiny living things called microbes There are four common types of microbe Some are bacteria like me lots of us are good but some can cause infections The other three common microbes are viruses fungi and protozoa These all have good and bad versions too A virus is a particle that can cause diseases such as flu Fungi are plant like organisms that love damp places such as sweaty feet And some protozoa called parasites live inside and feed off other creatures 4