Parents

Hey Mom or Dad...

You must be one of those competent parents that checks out a website before you let your kids spend time there.  We guarantee that this website is a good place for your kids to find both entertainment and education.  Kids multi-tasking - there's something you don't see everyday. 

We're the Nanobugs - those delightful little "microbes with attitude".  You can read about us on the Nanobugs page and observe a brief performance where we each say our own catch phrase.  Those catch phrases help embed a unique message that can hopefully lead your child to a healthy lifestyle.  The purpose of our website is to entertain your kids with our cute personalities while educating them (and you) about practical microbiology for promoting health.  Learning practical microbiology... sounds impressive doesn't it?!  This is really important "stuff".  Like you, we want to prevent infections and keep kids in school.  Hey Mom - that means that you would only miss work for fun things, like vacation, and you won't have to serve in your other role as nurse.  And what about the money you will save on co-pays at the doctor's office... not to mention avoiding expensive prescription antibiotics.  I'm sure you can come up with even more reasons for preventing infections.

Surely you recognize that kids need to learn to take responsibility for their own health.  Mothers usually assume the role of advocate for their children's health and activist for family health issues.  So you'll want to check out the Nanobugs blog where the Nanobugs are often the topics of debate and discussion related to current health issues.  Also, check out the Nanobugs Menagerie where you can learn about us and our world. 

Welcome to the Nanobugs website, it's "the next big microscopic thing"!

- the nanobugs

Dental Static Clings: $1.00/cling

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Stimulate children to be self-directed in brushing and flossing their teeth with this static cling. It attaches easily to the bathroom mirror or ceramic tile to serve a reminder to the whole family. Strep mutans is the nanobug that causes tooth decay. It has an ability to stick to the tooth surface so the educational message on this static cling is: "we don’t let go until you brush and floss". One of our focus groups found that this was an effective tool for improving compliance with oral hygiene even with 4-year-olds.

 

 

December 9, 2009

Bacteria Hiding in Cigarettes

The University of Maryland School of Public Health recently published a study in the journal, Environmental Health Perspectives. The goal of the study was to search for microbes in 4 common brands of American cigarettes. Fifteen different classes of bacteria and a broad range of potential pathogens were detected in all of the cigarette samples. 90% of all samples detected these familiar nanobugs: Acinetobacter, Clostridium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Serratia , Klebsiella, Burkholderia and Bacillus.
November 29, 2009

Unique Educational Toys and Tools to Enhance a Family Health Initiative

All this talk about health insurance reform – it seems that Americans have lost sight of the goal – HEALTH. It seems that everyone has become so focused upon controlling the management and financing of sickness that they have forgotten that they DO have control of their health. Sickness is NOT inevitable. It’s important to teach our children how to manage their health and avoid sickness and infection. Parents will need to expand their knowledge base for health promotion, too. This means learning more about microbiology and infection prevention, anatomy and physiology of the human body, nutrition and food safety, and behaviors that enhance wellness and reduce risk of disease. The Nanobugs can teach the entire family about infection prevention and microbiology while they entertain and engage young and old. Last week we had a request from and Lincoln, NE mother for a DVD that plays the animations of the nanobugs as they appear in the menagerie on the website She wants to use this DVD to entertain and educate her children in the van/SUV. What a great idea –
November 22, 2009

H1N1 Vaccinnation - Done!

On Friday (11/20/09) I found an available dose of H1N1 vaccine and made good on my promise to get both seasonal and H1N1 vaccinations this year. 48 hours later I report- no side effects - not even pain at the injection site. I got plenty of rest over the weekend to give my immune system opportunity to do the job of generating antibodies. Of course, it takes about 10 days to complete the process and completely protect me - but by Thanksgiving I will be almost there. I am certainly thankful that I live in a place and time that makes this all possible. To have protection against a brand-new nanobug so quickly - evens up the score: previously, Nanobugs - 1 and now it's Infection Prevention 2+ and I win!

"I loved your nano bug cards! I am a junior in the nursing program at Union college. My favorite card is the E. coli 0157 nanobug. These cards would have been so helpful when I took microbiology. I always had the worst time remembering the different types of viruses and it would have helped if I had little ways to remember the importance of each and every virus. I think that cards like these would really help little kids understand how important it is to wash their hands and prevent the spread of germs. Thank you for all your hard work. These cards are amazing and I hope that more people get a chance to experience these cards! "

Melany B.

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