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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!

Got a cold? Or the flu? Or do you want to learn their secrets?

These 4-inch plush dolls look like the real microbes that put you under the weather—about a million times actual size!

Cough (B. pertussis)

Ear Ache (S. pneumoniae)

Sore Throat (Streptococcus)

Stomach Ache (Shigella)

The Common Cold (Rhinovirus)

The Flu (Orthomyxovirus)

Sports fans have we got a unique gift for you! Or would you like to give your lover a laugh? We promise that our Maladies™ are about the most unusual gift you will find!

These 4-inch plush dolls look like the real microbes that can give you grief—about a million times actual size!

Athlete's Foot (Trichophyton mentagrophytes)

Bad Breath (Porphorymonas gingivalis)

Giardia (Giardia lamblia)

Kissing Disease (Epstein-Barr)

Pimple (Propionibacterium acnes)

Ulcer (Helicobacter pylori)

Could this be the first extra-terrestrial space traveler? Who knows! But what's for sure is that the yeast microbe which makes beer and bread has talents that are out of this world!

Beer & Bread (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)

Martian Life (ALH 84001)

The Black Death has crippled civilization several times -- and Ebola haunts our imaginations. Sleeping Sickness seems like it's everywhere these days, and barbecues have gotten crazy. And while the modern world may have the upper-hand on big game, mother nature wants you to know that she can still eat you alive.

Black Death (Yersinia pestis)

Ebola (Ebola Virus)

Flesh Eating (Streptococcus pyogenes)

Mad Cow (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)

Sleeping Sickness (Trypanosoma brucei)

Typhoid Fever (Salmonella typhi)

Welcome Critters™! Our Dust Mite, Bed Bug, Bookworm, and Louse can't wait to come over and play! They're sure to give you a laugh (and an idea or two too).