Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Company sells pathogen-shaped plush toys

virus.jpg Who's a cute widdle rhinovirus! You are!

A website called GiantMicrobes.com is filling an unusual niche in the stuffed animal industry -- plush toys made to look like staph bacteria, dust mites, even HIV:

We make stuffed animals that look like tiny microbes—only a million times actual size! Now available: The Common Cold, The Flu, Sore Throat, Stomach Ache, Cough, Ear Ache, Bad Breath, Kissing Disease, Athlete's Foot, Ulcer, Martian Life, Beer & Bread, Black Death, Ebola, Flesh Eating, Sleeping Sickness, Dust Mite, Bed Bug, and Bookworm (and in our Professional line: H.I.V. and Hepatitis). Each 5-to-7 inch doll is accompanied by an image of the real microbe it represents, as well as information about the microbe. They make great learning tools for parents and educators, as well as amusing gifts for anyone with a sense of humor!
Heh.

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