Question

Bacteria can grow easily in

• A. Sweat
• B. Water
• C. Refrigerated food
• D. Boiled rice

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Sweat

Sweat by itself does not have much of an odor. Most of the smell is caused by bacteria which live on the skin and in clothing. These bacteria use the sweat for growing. Most body odor is produced by bacteria feeding on the apocrine sweat from under the arms and in the groin. Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis) due to over-activity of the sweat glands can cause folliculitis due to an infection with a bacterium called as Staphylococcus aureus.

So, the correct answer is option A.