germs

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Cleaning air filters removes dust, pet hair and germs, and — the best part — replacing them is inexpensive and easy.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

Antibiotics are another standard treatment, and doctors are growing reluctant to prescribe them widely because of the spread of antibiotic-resistant germs.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

TB is spread through the air when an infected person speaks, coughs or sings and a nearby person breathes in the germs.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

And young children, who are still developing immunity to common germs and also like to stick their fingers in their mouth and eyes, share a lot of germs.

From Slate • Jan. 9, 2026

That might not have happened without Europe’s sinister gift to other continents—the germs evolving from Eurasians’ long intimacy with domestic animals.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond