Lesson 3 Healthy Life, Happy Life
Germs: The War Inside
Hands off! Watch out! Hey! This ____ my spot!
Germs are everywhere, but it ____ impossible to see them with your eyes.
There are two ____ kinds of germs: bacteria and viruses.
Bacteria are very small ____
Some ____ good.
They can help you digest ____ food that you eat.
Others are ____ and can make you sick.
Viruses are germs
Viruses are germs that can only live inside the cells of other ____ bodies.
____ cause diseases such as the flu.
I’m ____ Time to attack! Yay! Success!
“Bad” ____ can enter your body through your skin, mouth, nose, and eyes.
____ happens when they invade?
Make more copies of me. ____
The germs multiply in the ____
Your body becomes a war ____
You start to feel ____ and weak.
We have an invader! ____ quickly.
Luckily, your body has an army of defense.
The T cells ____ the alarm!
It’s my ____ to defend the body.
____ B cells arrive to fight the germs with antibodies.
That ____ a nice meal!
____ there any more germs to eat?
The macrophage cells show ____ and eat the germs.
Together, this army is ____ the white blood cells.
____ all goes well, they win the fight.
In ____ few days, you start to feel better.
The ____ remembers the invader, so it cannot make copies of itself again.
Fine. Next year, I’ll send in ____ cousin.
He’ll see ____ then for another fight!
But the germs are ____ too.
They ____ change form and trick the body.
What can I do now?
____ are several ways to protect yourself from germs.
Oh, no! I can’t ____ on.
____ wash your hands with soap and warm water.
A balanced ____ will keep your body strong and healthy.
I’m ready to fight ____ germs.
Me, too. ____ it on.
It is also important ____ exercise regularly and get plenty of sleep.
What? It’s “Game Over” ____ my cousins, too?
____ give up.
We can’t make you ____
Finally, ____ the necessary shots.
They are the ____ defense against germs.
If you follow these steps, you will not be a victim of ____ germs.