Common ways germs spread: Examples kids can understand

📚 Common Ways Germs Spread: Examples Kids Can Understand

Germs are tiny little things that can make us sick. They're everywhere, but don't worry! Knowing how they spread helps us stay healthy. Here's a quick guide:

• 👋 Direct Contact: 🤝 Touching someone who is sick, like holding hands or giving a high-five, can spread germs.
• 🤧 Droplet Spread: 💦 When someone coughs or sneezes, tiny droplets containing germs fly into the air and can land on you or nearby surfaces.
• 🖐️ Indirect Contact: 🚪 Touching surfaces that have germs on them, like doorknobs or toys, and then touching your face can spread germs.
• 🍔 Contaminated Food and Water: 💧 Eating food or drinking water that has germs in it can make you sick.
• 🐛 Animal Contact: 🐾 Sometimes, germs can spread from animals to people.

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following is an example of direct contact that can spread germs?
   1. Touching a doorknob.
   2. Sharing a drink.
   3. 🤝 Holding hands with a friend who has a cold.
   4. Eating food that fell on the floor.
2. What happens when someone sneezes without covering their mouth?
   1. Germs stay inside their body.
   2. 💦 Tiny droplets containing germs fly into the air.
   3. They become instantly healthy.
   4. Nothing happens.
3. Touching a toy that someone with a cold played with is an example of:
   1. Direct contact.
   2. 🤧 Droplet spread.
   3. 🖐️ Indirect contact.
   4. 🍔 Contaminated food.
4. How can germs get into your food or water?
   1. By magic.
   2. 💧 If someone coughs on it or it's not cleaned properly.
   3. Only if you eat outside.
   4. Food and water never have germs.
5. Which of these is NOT a common way germs spread?
   1. Touching a sick person.
   2. Coughing without covering your mouth.
   3. Reading a book.
   4. Touching a dirty surface.
6. What should you do after touching a doorknob in a public place?
   1. Lick your fingers.
   2. Rub your eyes.
   3. Wash your hands with soap and water.
   4. Nothing, it's fine.
7. How can germs spread from animals to people?
   1. By talking to them.
   2. 🐾 By touching or being bitten by an infected animal.
   3. By watching them on TV.
   4. Animals can't spread germs.