Misconceptions in Primary Science
By Allen, Michael
“Microbes and disease”
Publisher: Open University Press
2010
Microbes and disease
Type: Anecdotal
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All microbes are detrimental to human life.
Bacteria have intestines and lungs.
Bacteria and insects belong in the same animal group because they are bugs.
Microbes inside our bodies are alive, while microbes in the environment are not.
Microbes are never found inside the human body, even though they are plentiful in the environment.
Having close contact with someone with an infectious disease means that you automatically and immediately catch that disease.
You can only catch a cold if you are exposed to wet and cold conditions.
Antibiotics work on both bacteria and viruses.