Why do grown-ups always tell you to wash your hands? How are antibodies like superheroes?Should you eat that old sausage you found in a coat pocket from last winter?Prepare to go on a journey through the mindboggling, yucky world of germs!

'This stylishly gruesome and colourful introduction to "the good, the bad and the friendly" germs in and around our bodies is full of fascinating, sometimes foul facts' - Guardian

'Offers nuggets of unforgettable wisdom, while laying down some vital scientific groundwork' - Telegraph