What do germs do?
Harmful germs or bacteria can do a lot of damage. Without proper hygienic practice and care, they cause sickness, infections and illnesses.
Here are some of the common ones:
Enterococcus and Pseudomonas
Like MRSA, these nasties are resistant to a range of antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents. They can lead to a whole variety of infections, and because these don’t respond to standard treatments they can rapidly become more serious.
Germ Warfare
A whole host of germs can cause illnesses and infections simply because other factors allow the germ to enter or multiply within the body without being challenged. Your immune system is your personal defence force against germs. When compromised because you are ill, or for very young or elderly people whose immune systems don’t work fully, the defences can easily be overwhelmed.
The best barrier to infection is your skin - but if this is breached, for instance during an operation, germs can get into the body and cause infection.