Why we should love germs. February 29, 2016. By Nancy Szokan. Think of "The Germ Files" as a sort of dating guide — its author apparently does.

Concerns about germs have shaped the last year and a half of our lives thanks to one germ in particular: the virus that causes COVID-19. But the billions of other bacteria, viruses, and microbes ...

Germaphobia Is Bigger Than Just a Post-Pandemic Love of Hand Sanitizer—Here’s How To Get Help. Germaphobia is an extreme fear of germs that might be its own anxiety or a symptom of OCD.