Washing hands, using sanitizers, and undergoing treatment for illnesses is so commonplace; we don't realize the drastic change that has taken place. When working in a school, preventing the spread of germs is important. Sanitization is part of our daily routine and we are alerted to any potentially contagious children. Thinking about the impact that germ theory has had on me, I was surprised to find that the discipline of social science communication is very important to how we use germ theory. Knowing what we know now, we must communicate with each other personally, in business, nationally and globally about epidemics so that germ theory prevention can be maintained and improved. With this knowledge we cannot stop every disease but we can do our part