Table of contents for Where the germs are : a scientific safari / Nicholas Bakalar.

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Preface.
Acknowledgments.
1. Microbes: An Introduction.
2. Hungry? Lets Eat: The Contaminated Kitchen.
3. Toilet Training: Washing Hands Is the Best Revenge.
4. Whiter Whites and Brighter Colors: Healthy Laundry.
5. Clean Up That Room: Kids and Microbes.
6. What Loves Got to Do with It: Microbes and Your Sex Life.
7. Wild Kingdom: Pets and Their Germs.
8. Up Your Nose: The Flu and the Cold.
9. Bottled or Tap: Water, and What's in It.
10. Fresh Air and Sunshine: Outdoor Fun with Microbes.
11. Paint the Town Red: Germs in Public Places.
12. The Antiseptic Supermarket: Products That Do Something, Products That Do Nothing, and Products That Actually Do Harm.
Glossary.
Notes.
Index.