Explains how bacteria and viruses affect the human body and how the body fights them.

Germs describe in rhyme how they attack the body to cause illness and how careful people make life difficult for germs.

"This title examines viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoa with a focus on flu viruses from how they infect the body and are spread from person-to-person, to symptoms and treatment, and when to see a doctor. Secondary complications and flu vaccines are also covered. A list of healthy habits is included to help readers combat disease."--Provided by publisher

Journalist Mark Bowden delivers a look at the ongoing and largely unreported war taking place literally beneath our fingertips. When the Conficker computer worm was unleashed on the world in November 2008, cybersecurity experts did not know what to make of it. Was it a platform for criminal profit, or a weapon? The worm, exploiting security flaws in Microsoft Windows, grew at an astonishing rate, infecting millions of computers around the world within...