04x09 - Germs Make Me Sick!

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[cr*ck]

I'm doing
some detective work,

And I've got
a case to solve.

I'm tracking a g*ng.

A reliable source
tells me

They hang out here.

They're
a wild-looking bunch,

With long tails
and tentacles

Growing on their heads.

Some don't even have heads!

One is nicknamed the blob.

It's a tough case

With a catch
that makes it tougher.

Even if I nab these guys,

I can't see them.

They're so small,
they're invisible.

There's only one way
to cr*ck this case.

It takes
a special private eye.

I know just the one.

The world's best private eye

Is a microscope.

It's 1,000 times stronger
than your eye,

And it makes
even the littlest things

Big enough to see.

Case in point,

This pond water.

Do you see anything in there?

Well, if there is,

This microscope
will find it.

Let's put it
to the test.

Aha!

Just as I suspected.

The whole g*ng is here.

Whoa!

There's the blob.

His real name is amoeba.

He moves
in so many directions,

You can't tell
if he's coming or going.

The one waving its tentacles
is hydra.

It's not friendly.

It's trying to lasso
its neighbor for lunch.

These rotifers look
like street sweepers.

Their mouths
whirl like wheels

On top of their heads,

Sweeping in food.

Now, water bears have
short, stumpy legs

And fuzzy feet.

They almost look cuddly.

There are
millions of invisible creatures

Living in our world.

They're everywhere,
not just in water.

These tiny creatures
are microorganisms.

Most are harmless,
but some can make you sick.

They're called germs.

Ú
when you catch a germ,
you don't feel well.

What is a germ,

And where do they come from?

What do you think?

A germ's a little thing

That parties in your stomach,
falls asleep,

And you get sick.

It's a big marshmallow
with big, blue eyes.

It's in your stomach.

A germ is something that eats
the inside of your body

And has yellow teeth
and a fat, pudgy face.

It's red and green
and slimy.

And sticky.

It eats away your health.

A germ is
a black, crawly thing

That hauls dirt
like a garbage truck.

There are many different germs
in the world.

Some make you sneeze
or feel sick.

Others give you the blahs.

Here's a book called
germs make me sick!

That will make you
feel better.

Blech.

You wake up one morning,

But you don't feel like
getting out of bed.

Your arms and legs ache.

Your head hurts.

You have a fever.

"I'm sick," you say.

"I must have caught a germ."

Germs are tiny,
tiny living beings.

In fact, a line
of 1,000 germs

Could fit across the top
of a pencil.

There are many different kinds
of germs,

But the two
that usually make you sick

Are bacteria and viruses.

Under a microscope,

Bacteria look
like round balls,

Straight rods,

Or spirals.

Viruses are far tinier
than bacteria.

Some look like balls

With spikes sticking out

On all sides.

Others look like tadpoles

Or metal screws
with spider legs.

Although germs
are all around,

Your body keeps them out

Most of the time.

Your skin blocks germs.

Your nose helps, too.

It's lined with tiny hairs

That catch germs
you breathe in

And push them back out.

Some germs do slip in

Every once in a while.

Your friend sneezes.

Ah-choo!

Germs fly out.

Some of his germs

May get into your lungs.

You take a sip
of your cousin's soda.

Her germs are on the straw.

A few of the germs

May get into your stomach.

You're riding a bike.

You fall and scrape your knee.

Germs from the ground

May get under your skin.

Even when germs
do get into you,

Your body has ways
to fight them.

White cells and antibodies
in your blood

Usually k*ll germs
before they can do any harm.

But sometimes, germs multiply
or give off poisons

That harm your cells.

That's when germs
make you sick.

You may have pains and aches

Or run a fever.

You might break out
in a rash.

Germs bring you colds

And the flu,

Measles,

Mumps,

Chicken pox,

And lots of other illnesses.

Usually, you feel better

After a day or two.

If not,
you should see a doctor.

"What hurts?"
They ask.

"Let's take a look."

Perhaps they swab your throat
with cotton.

They send the cotton
with germs on it to a lab

Or take a few drops of blood

From your fingertip or arm.

Your doctor gets a report
from the lab.

Hmm.

It tells whether germs

Are bacteria or viruses.

If bacteria
are making you sick,

The doctor
usually prescribes some drug.

Thank you very much.

Doctors do not yet
have dr*gs

To cure diseases
caused by viruses.

But they can
give you sh*ts

To prevent some
of these diseases.

When germs make you sick,

Your doctor will tell you
to stay in bed.

Bed rest makes it easier

For your body
to fight the germs.

Germs do make you sick
sometimes,

But you can help yourself
stay healthy

All the rest of the time

By eating right,
exercising,

And keeping clean.

Nobody likes getting sick,

So scientists study germs

In labs like this.

Here come some.

Hi, beverly.

Beverly
is a medical
technologist.

She checks
on germs.

What are these?

These are cultures
of bacteria.

How do you work
with bacteria?

A doctor
with a sick child

May ask for
a throat culture.

We put that culture
on a plate.

This is special food

For the bacteria
to grow on.

This red stuff
is food?

Yes. It stays
in a warm, dark place

For 24 hours.

It ends up like this.

In that time,
bacteria grows?

It grows very fast.

What kind
of bacteria
is this?

This is e. Coli.

It can live
in an infected finger.

If a cut
gets infected,

That's what's
growing inside?

Could be.

Let's see some
under a microscope.

This beta streptococci

Causes sore throat.

This is
the bacteria
in my throat

When my throat
is sore?

Wow!

They look
like beads.

Yeah,
beads that are
strung together.

They're stained
so we can see them.

Bacteria don't
have any color?

They're invisible.

Look at this one,
levar.

What's this?

This is e. Coli.

This is
the bacteria
in the dish.

These guys
look like
sausages.

Yeah.

This is
the bacteria
in a finger cut.

Yes.

Do you have
any others?

A slide
of staph aureus

That causes
pimples.

I want to
see this one.

Ooh, wow!

It looks
like clusters
of grapes.

The whole slide
is full of them.

This lives
on the skin?

Yes.

Microorganisms
can also grow
in a refrigerator

On forgotten food.

I'll show you.

Ok.

This looks
disgusting.

It's not a lunch

You want to eat now.

Microorganisms,
especially molds
like these,

Like the same food
we eat.

If they get it first,
though,

They ruin it
for us.

This is a bowl
of fruit, or was.

These used to be
strawberries.

Used to be.

They're covered
with velvety mold.

This looks
like spiderwebs.

It's mold
on a peach.

This was a lemon.

You kidding?
A lemon?

Can I touch it?

It won't hurt you.

You wouldn't want
to eat it, though.

It wouldn't taste
very good.

Pretty slimy.

A mold is a microorganism
like bacteria.

You have good bacteria
in your mouth

That are helpful.

In my mouth?

Come back
to the lab.

I'll show you.

Like this?

You're doing well.

How's that?

That's great.

Now hand the swab
to me,

And we take
a clean plate,

And we transfer
your saliva

To the plate.

We sterilize the loop

And then spread
the bacteria around

On its dish of food.

We don't have 24 hours

To incubate this plate,

But it would look
like this tomorrow.

This is
good bacteria?

It's normal,
healthy bacteria.

It helps digest
your food.

Good bacteria
belongs there,

And we keep
bad bacteria out

By brushing
our teeth--

Washing your hands
and keeping clean.

Thanks, beverly.

You're welcome.

Usually
you keep germs out,

But if one sneaks through,

It will find out
it's not welcome.

I asked for
this assignment.

I really love it.

Ok, everybody.

Settle down, settle down.

All right.

Item one, welcome
to the body's defense team.

Fighting germs is tough,

But you're
the kind of blood cells

That can do it.

Item two,
locating infiltrators

And putting out
their lights.

This is all
departmental procedure,

And it's customary
to show rookies this film.

Phagocytes go out first,
cruise the blood stream,

And patrol the body.

Watch for trouble spots--

Nose...

Hey, this guy's got
the sniffles!

Mouth...

Bacteria.

Stomach.

Keep an eye out

For cuts, scrapes,
or other breaks in the skin.

If something looks suspicious,
go after it.

Search and destroy.

If any germs get away,

Radio headquarters
for reinforcements.

We'll send out a squad
of lymphocytes and antibodies.

They'll chase the germs,
trap them, and tie them up.

Once the germs are disarmed,
the phagocytes clean up.

Right on!

Wonderful.

Any questions?

No.
No.

Get out there and get them
before they get us!

Some microorganisms
do make us sick.

A lot more
keep us healthy.

They live in the air,
the water, and the soil.

They help grow fruits
and vegetables for us to eat.

In this handful of soil,
there are millions of microbes.

Here are some people
who work with these microbes.

We're not the only ones
working hard at this farm.

Lots of microbes,
or microorganisms, work, too.

Without them, we couldn't grow
healthy plants like this.

I'm al johnson
of the watershed organic farm.

Let me show
what microorganisms do.

It all starts
with garbage.

It's garbage
to you and me--

Old, rotten apples
and rotten potatoes

And banana peels

And lettuce leaves
and even eggshells.

But to our microorganisms,
this is great food.

They turn this food

Into a really good soil
we call compost.

It makes great fertilizer
for our plants.

What are they doing
down here?

Let's take a closer look
at what's happening.

Our microorganisms
are eating this

And turning it into
a real nice soil for us.

Let me pick apart
some old grass clippings.

If you really look closely,
you'll see some old garbage.

I want to show you
what our microorganisms do.

We chew our food.

Microorganisms do, too.

I'm going to
help them along.

This is what happens

After they've eaten this
for a few weeks.

Ta-da!

Soil.

It's a special kind of soil
we call compost.

There are lots
of good plant foods in here.

Our finished compost,

Which our microorganisms
have already eaten,

Is real good food
for our plants.

We have so many plants

That we can't make
enough compost.

So we use horse manure,
which we get by the ton.

Our compost pile
has millions of microorganisms.

Inside the horse's stomach,

There's millions
of microorganisms

Breaking down
what the horse eats,

The grass and the hay.

Out the other end
comes manure,

Great food for our plants.

We wouldn't eat this,
but let's give our plants some.

Spreading manure
won't do any good

If the bugs
eat all our plants.

In this powder,

There's an army
of microorganisms

Just waiting to att*ck
our insect pests.

Let's put them
into action.

I'm going to mix it
in this water,

Stir it up a bit,

And spray the leaves
of our plants.

I cover all the leaves

To get all
of our insect pests.

These strawberries look great.

We can thank
our microorganisms for that.

When you take a bite
of something delicious,

Remember our invisible friends
that help make it happen.

Mmm...

You won't see
the invisible world

Without a microscope.

Good stories
aren't so hard to find.

If you liked
germs make me sick!

You'll like
these other books.

But don't take my word
for it.

Hello!

My name is kishauna,
and I feel good.

Do you have a headache
or sore throat?

If you do,
read teddy bears cure a cold.

It's about a bear
named william

Who comes down
with a cold.

His brothers and his sisters
examine him.

They looked at his throat
with a flashlight.

They found white spots.

They feed william
healthy things,

And they
take care of him.

William likes
that attention.

Now he doesn't
want to get up.

I think
you'll like this book.

It's fun and can help
cure a cold.

Try finding it
in your school library.

Hi.

I'm scot boze.

I really like
guessing games.

I just read a book
that will test your skill.

It's called guess what?
By beau gardner.

This book shows
part of an animal.

On the next page,
there's a complete picture.

This looks like grass
growing out of the ground,

But it's a porcupine!

The designs in this book
are colorful.

My favorite
was this group of dots.

It's a peacock.

Even when you guess wrong,
you get a good laugh!

For a fun, easy book,

I suggest guess what?
By beau gardner.

Get some kids together
and try your luck.

Hi.

My name's michele.

I just read a great story
that's a science book,

A biography,
a history book, and a poem.

It's called the microscope
by maxine kumin.

This is the story
of anton leeuwenhoek,

Who saw things
under the microscope

That no one
had seen before.

This book is a poem.

It's a fun way
to read about science.

I have a microscope
at home

And look at fish scales
like anton did.

If you like microscopes,
read this book.

I brought these guys home.

You know, there's so much
to look at in nature,

You can spend
a lifetime doing it.

But there's more to it
than meets the eye.

We share our world
with invisible creatures.

They may be very small,

But their effect on our lives
is very big.

Our world wouldn't be
this world without them.

We'll see you next time.

Today's reading rainbow books
are

Germs make me sick!
By melvin berger,

Illustrated
by marylin hafner,

Published
by thomas y. Crowell.

Teddy bears cure a cold
by susanna gretz,

Illustrated
by alison sage,

Published by
four winds press.

Guess what?
By beau gardner,

Published by
lothrop, lee, & shepard.

The microscope
by maxine kumin,

Illustrated
by arnold lobel,

Published
by harper & row.

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