• Question: How do we beat bacteria?

    Asked by jay_oshea to Min, Marcello, Katie, Israel, Dheeraj, Aoife on 8 Nov 2019.
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      Marcello Valente answered on 8 Nov 2019: last edited 8 Nov 2019 5:21 pm

      Strong radiations, antibiotics and soon we will able to use bacteriophage virus (virus that kills only bacteria but not us, the animals or the plants).

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      Aoife McHugh answered on 11 Nov 2019:

      Not all bacteria are bad, some are actually good for us, and most cause no harm or good. The easiest way to stop the spread of ‘bad’ bacteria, is to have good hygiene measures. It is better to prevent the spread of these bad microbes, than to have to fight them off after we get sick/they cause problems. Good hand washing technique stops the spread of a lot of bacteria. Vaccinations stop people from getting sick from these microbes, and reduce the spread of these microbes. Also, if we do get sick, coughing or sneezing into a tissue and disposing of it immediately, or sneezing into your elbow rather than your hands will stop the spread of the microbes. We can all do little things to stop the spread of bad microbes.

    • Photo: Min Yap

      Min Yap answered on 11 Nov 2019:

      There currently are so many ways, but prevention is always better. This can be done through good hygiene practices, washing hands regularly, coughing or sneezing into a tissue, covering up open wounds. All these can help us beat the spread of bad bacteria.

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