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In the environment and on surfaces, products are referred to as "antiseptics" and "anti-microbial." For germs in a living organism, the term is "antibiotics."

To reduce the spread of germs, a simple way is to wash your hands. It greatly reduced the number of infections when hospitals began enforcing the rule for doctors and nurses.

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