Wade (Rainn Wilson) is a scene-stealing, take-charge gym teacher whose students catch the zombie bug in “Cooties.” (Anthony Michael Rivetti/Lionsgate) By Michael O'Sullivan.

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"Cooties" refers to a highly infectious disease. The word "cootie" derives from the Tagalog word "kutu," or "parasitic biting insect." The related word "kudis" translates to "playground death ...

Cooties certainly have something to do with hygiene. According to a (somewhat gross) analysis by Lawrence A. Hirschfeld, an anthropologist at the New School for Social Research, cooties are “a ...