1.   But by taking a few precautions, they say, you can significantly reduce chances of transmitting bathroom bacteria.

2.   But he also acknowledged that the National Institute of Dental Research had not studied the possibility that floss can transmit bacteria.

3.   Infected gums can easily transmit bacteria to the blood stream, causing serious illness.

4.   Many Japanese apparently believe that the bacteria can be transmitted through physical contact or through the air, according to a survey this week by the Kyodo News Service.

5.   Opossums dine on dead things, and their bite may transmit bacteria, leaving your cat with an infected wound.

6.   Plague comes from the bites of fleas that transmit bacteria from rodents.

7.   The bacteria can be transmitted through shared utensils or drinking glasses, kissing, or other contact that occurs in living together.

8.   Up until now it was known that the deer tick, the organism that transmits the bacteria to humans, was in all but four counties.

9.   When an infected tick bites a person and begins feeding, it can transmit the bacteria.

10.   However, researchers said they cannot be certain that the nurses transmitted the bacteria to the infants.