germs

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During the height of the Covid-19 era, cruises seemed dead in the water: Nations were closing their doors and ships have long been seen as potential petri dishes given how quickly germs can spread onboard.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

There are several ways germs can enter your body in a public restroom:

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

The empire was beset in these decades by Germans as well as germs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Since Asian mainland infectious diseases were well established in Indonesia, New Guineans thereby gained long exposure and built up much more resistance to Eurasian germs than did Aboriginal Australians.

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