1. Bacteria (Monera) are tiny living things Can only be seen by a microscope

2. Bacteria can be found everywhere living things exist.

3. Bacteria comes in three shapes

4. Good Bacteria  Just like mushrooms, Bacteria helps to break down (clean up) dead things.

5. Good Bacteria Food

6. Good Bacteria We have bacteria on our skin and inside our bodies. Bacteria in our body helps to make us healthy and digest our food! Vaccinations

7. Bad Bacteria  Just like fungus, Bacteria can feed off of old food.

8. Bad Bacteria  Bacteria can spoil dairy products

9. Bad Bacteria  Not all bacteria attack food. Some produce Diseases! Botulism Strep throat Pneumonia Whooping cough Lyme disease

10. You can be safe from bad bacteria! Bacteria can’t survive in high temperatures Be sure to wash dishes in hot water!

11. You can be safe from bad bacteria! Freezing and refrigeration may kill harmful bacteria, or at least slow it down!

12. You can be safe from bad bacteria! Bacteria can be killed with disinfectants

13. Sometimes, harmful bacteria can enter our bodies. The doctor can give us antibiotics. Vaccines can help stop the bacteria before t hey enter your body!

14. How can you fight bad bacteria? Be sure to wash dishes in hot water! Freezing and refrigeration may kill harmful bacteria, or at least slow it down! Bacteria can be killed with disinfectants The doctor can give us antibiotics or vaccines.

15. Virus A virus is like bacteria because: It can make you very sick! But…..

16. A virus is UNLIKE bacteria because IT IS NOT A LIVING THING! Viruses need hosts to survive.

17. A virus can’t move by itself. Viruses will attach to cells and then… Multiply

18. If your body catches a virus You might have  chicken pox  AIDS  Some kinds of cancer  Diarrhea

19. If your body catches a virus There is no medication to take. Your body has to fight the virus on its own

20. Foldable Bacteria are living single celled organisms. Most are harmless A few are pathogens that can make you sick Classified by shape Help us digest food Clean soil Found in cheese, pickles, and yogurt We should wash our hands often! Can be treated with antibiotics Can only be seen with a microscope