Germ Toy

Oct. 29, 2008 (Washington, D.C.) -- Bring your child's toys with you when visiting the pediatrician. That's the advice of University of Virginia germ hunters who found evidence of cold viruses on one in five toys tested in waiting rooms. The commercially NEW YORK (CNN) -- Here is a rule of thumb for parents: Never underestimate the ability of children to turn even the most unlikely toys into tasty -- and germ-laden -- treats. With that in mind, the Hasbro Inc.'s Playskool division is adding a new feature Michigan State University Extension encourages parents and caregivers to follow the recommendations below from Fight BAC to keep their children’s toys clean and germ free: It does take extra time to thoroughly clean and sanitize your children’s toys In this Nov. 24, 2010 photo, from left, Rabies, yogurt and E. Coli are represented in stuffed toys by Drew Oliver, owner of Giant Microbes, seen in his Stamford, Conn. offices. The onetime Harvard Lampoon editor turned a sense of humor into a growing In this Nov. 24, 2010 photo, from left, Rabies, yogurt and E. Coli are represented in stuffed toys by Drew Oliver, owner of Giant Microbes, seen in his Stamford, Conn. offices. The onetime Harvard Lampoon editor turned a sense of humor into a growing ATLANTA — With an epidemic of ever-grosser toys in the air, a California manufacturer has come up with a germ of an idea. Garbage Pail Kids, trading cards produced by Topps featuring 100 disgusting characters such as Potty Scotty and Dead Fred .

STAMFORD, Conn. — Jim Henson's Muppets made pigs and frogs endearing, and Walt Disney turned a common rodent into a cultural icon. Now, Drew Oliver thinks it's time for bacteria, viruses and other maligned microorganisms to share the love. Instead of STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Jim Henson's Muppets made pigs and frogs endearing, and Walt Disney turned a common rodent into a cultural icon. Now, Drew Oliver thinks it's time for bacteria, viruses and other maligned microorganisms to share the love. Instead of coli, hugworthy heartworm and other oddities from Oliver's Stamford-based company, Giant Microbes. Oliver says the toys are true to the microbes they represent except, of course, for their eyes and colors. Once popular mostly as "geek chic" among medical University of Buffalo researchers in New York published a study December 27 in the journal Infection and Immunity that found that Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes can live on surfaces such as toys avoid giving germs direct access .

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