Millions of American children have returned to school or will very soon, officially kicking off the academic year. Alongside the promise of learning new things comes another promise: The certainty of picking up some kind of bug that will cause anything from the sniffles and sneezing to sick days at home (for the kids and the parents). Today we'll explore some of the major pathogens that strike in busy classrooms full of kids as well as a few steps you can take to avoid some of those hallway bullies.