Keep It Clean.

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  • Source:
    Scholastic News: Edition 5/6. 11/19/2007, Vol. 76 Issue 9, p2-2. 1/2p.
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    • Abstract:
      This article emphasizes the importance of hand washing to prevent dangerous bacteria from entering the human body. It presents information on Dylan Harrison, a high school football player who was infected by staphylococcus, a type of bacteria. This bacteria can live harmlessly on the surface of skin but can cause an infection if it enters the body through a cut or a scrape. Infection of this type of bacteria can be treated with antibiotic, a type of drug that kills bacteria.