Where the Germs Are: A Scientific Guide to the Microbes You'll Meet in Everyday Life

262 pp. CONTENTS: Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Microbes: An Introduction 2. Hungry? Let's 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 Love's 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.