Really big cooties

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:15 pm

GIANTmicrobes has a rather interesting line of plush toys.

For example, the Common Cold:

Herpes looks like a fried egg, and Mange looks pissed off. They even have Beer & Bread (yeast).

dwest · Post by **dwest** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:39 pm

Wow! They have gifts for the whole family, lyme disease, plague, malaria, giardia, and my personal favorite toxoplasmosis! Here kitty, kittty, kitty!

Redwolf · Post by **Redwolf** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:18 pm

One of Johanna's favorite souvenirs from London was "Flu" (she remembered that I was hospitalized with what was called at the time "The London Flu" when I was about the same age, so she thought it was fitting!).

Redwolf

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:23 pm

Cu - eeeeewwwwwwwwwwww! - t!

(emphasis on the 'ew!)

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:45 pm

Very interesting. I'm contemplating sending my Gambia-bound daughter with a malaria plushy, with instructions that this is the only malaria she may bring home.

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:48 pm

These are too good!! I may have to get one for Mr Izz when he graduates from Nursing school in the spring

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:24 pm

izzarina wrote: These are too good!! I may have to get one for Mr Izz when he graduates from Nursing school in the spring

Might I suggest MRSA?

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:28 pm

jsluder wrote:
izzarina wrote: These are too good!! I may have to get one for Mr Izz when he graduates from Nursing school in the spring
Might I suggest MRSA?

That was the one I was thinking of, actually

I love it's little cape

Coffee · Post by **Coffee** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 6:23 pm

I think I'll get a yeast one for my brother-in-law; he's a beer fanatic.

WyoBadger · Post by **WyoBadger** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 6:54 pm

"Flesh eating bacteria" has a little knife and fork.

rebl_rn · Post by **rebl_rn** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:29 pm

Oooh - I didn't know that Infectious Awareables had these guys! I have to get one for our epidemiologist at work who is going to be leaving us.

I love the clothing that they have as well - http://www.iawareables.com/home.htm A few years ago we bought our then-boss a chlamydia tie - he used to wear it all the time.

chas · Post by **chas** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:15 pm

I posted this one in the Cutie Pie thread:

The young'un has a stuffed yeast from these purveyors. I think she wants a flesh-eating bacterium, too.

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:30 pm

What a great site! and just in time for the holidays.

I like the sarcops mites. Toxic mold is definitely menacing but staph is a cutie.

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:33 pm

What a great site! and just in time for the holidays.

I like the sarcops mites. Toxic mold is definitely menacing but staph is a cutie.

missy · Post by **missy** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:31 am

I love this site!

Oh.....oh..... and we can finally get Wyley some brain cells - and for only $7.95!!!! What a bargain!!!!