How do you get sick from bacteria that is on dishes?

Bacteria are living creatures, so they do what other living things do-- eat, reproduce and die. That's what they've been doing all day on a dirty plate, so when you eat contaminated food you're bringing a lot of those nasty gluttons along with it.





The bacteria themselves don't care what their food looks like, so it could be a mouth or throat or lung. It's all the same to them. Once the bacteria starts eating and reproducing and dying inside your body, they leave a lot of acidic wastes behind. Your body's own defense mechanism sends out antibodies to kill off the living bacteria still eating your tissues, but the damage is already done.





You get sick as a result of the acidic wastes, the blood's creation of antibodies, and the sheer number of dead bacteria clogging up the system. A doctor will prescribe more powerful antibiotics like penicillin to overwhelm the invading bacteria, but these drugs also have an effect on otherwise helpful bacteria and other living organisms. Think of these antibiotics as pesticides for a moment. They'll kill everything they touch, good or bad. While these drugs are going through your system, you're going to feel a little weak.





Eventually the bacteria will all die off and life will be all rainbows and lollipops again. But you'll always be at risk for another infection if you don't sanitize your dishes in hot water and bleach, or put them away wet or dirty. Bacteria love food particles and standing water.

How do you get sick from bacteria that is on dishes?
If they get into your body in sufficient portions to weaken your immune system. That is why you should eat lots of garlic, onions and ginger--they build your immune system. Lots of leafy vegetables also help a lot. Oh--I know the undertakers on this site must really hate me.


Boaz.