illuminating science

I found a great blog today - Adopt a Microbe. Delightful, friendly and usually death inducing microbes are all looking for a home (usually someone’s intestine or brain) and advertise for that special someone. Neisseria meningitidis (but you can call him meningococcus) is quick to assure you that he’s “carried in the noses and mouths of 5-10% of people, but I don’t make them sick.” Of course, he does have his downsides: “Most of the time, I cause meningitis and a special purple rash made of bleeding in the skin.” Oh yeah, and “I can also infect your blood.”

What a great way to get up to date with your friendly neighbourhood infections diseases!