Transcript Microbes - msetclass

By Lily Manfredi
It is a microorganism that
causes disease, also known as
bacteria or fungi!
• They also include plants, like
algae, and animals, like
plankton.
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Microbes can find their way into
our bodies and usually make their
homes where it is moist and warm.
These parts are also exposed to the
outside.
• They might live in our eyes,
armpits, ears, nose, and your
mouth!
• They are flushed out by sweat,
tears, and other liquids our body
produces.
• You can also get rid of some by
taking a bath!
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 They

keep us
healthy.
 They
They make nutrients that
help the immune system to
recognize threatening
bacteria and get rid of them.
These are also called
Probiotics.
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help us digest our
food.
The microbes that live in our intestines
break up the food and suck out all the
nutrients. This is what sometimes causes
gas or bad breath. It is just how our
bodies break down the food we eat!
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 Some
microbes, such as viruses or bacteria,
can cause sickness like the flu or a cold.
 They also can cause food to go bad, which
will also make you sick if you eat it.
 Germs can live anywhere in your house, so
make sure you clean on a regular basis.
 The first place to start protecting yourself
from bad microbes is your hands! Make sure
you wash your hands daily.
Molds- most common type of food spoiling
organism
Yeast-
a form of fungi that makes break rise and
ferments alcohol.
Bacteria-
these can cause illness and can grow
in the body once eaten.
Molds
Yeast
Bacteria
Store foods
correctly!
Cook food
properly!
Do not crosscontaminate
food!
Food poisoning!
This can give
you upset
stomache and
even make you
vomit. This
happens when
you eat spoiled
food with bad
microbes in it.
Salmonella- must be consumed in large doses and heating up food kills the microbe.
Camplyobacter- found in undercooked chicken and causes stomache cramps.
Listeria- found in raw meat and soft cheese and can cause meningitis.