It might scare you to think about what’s lurking in your carpets or your mattress. These are two of the most expensive and important investments in your home and are highly used too, making them the last places you want germs. Carpets are filled with germs and it’s always dirtier than it looks. It probably has 200,000 bacteria per square inch, that’s around 4,000 times dirtier than your toilet! Your mattress is the most vulnerable place in your home and is subject to invasion by bacteria and viruses.

Germs & Bacteria Commonly Living in Your Carpet & Mattress

1. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA). This is the big one when it comes to bacteria and can quickly take over your carpet and mattress. Even more so if you have athletes in the house. It’s resistant to penicillin and can be brought home from the gym or locker rooms via a gym bag that never gets cleaned or your shoes, through your sweat. Having a cut is dangerous when MRSA is floating around. MRSA can be present for hours or even years and can become untreatable, possibly causing death.
2. Norovirus, also called the Norwalk virus, can produce symptoms similar to food poisoning or the stomach flu. It can thrive in your carpets or mattress four to six weeks and will be airborne whenever you walk over the carpet or roll on the mattress. Areas with lots of dust increase the danger.
3. Campylobacter. This one is extremely dangerous during the winter months as we track in bacteria-friendly dampness into our homes. It can lead to campylobacteriosis, which can be a deadly disease. Those with compromised immune systems, like the elderly and small children, can be more at risk. Symptoms include cramping, abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea and fever.
4. Micrococcus. This one is also bad for those with compromised immune systems and can lead to dangerous-looking skin infections, septic shock, meningitis and possibly death.
5. Enterococci. While this one is actually a normal bacteria that lives in your intestines, some strains can cause serious infections for us that can lead to urinary tract infections, diverticulitis and meningitis, with some strains resistant to treatment.

How to Clean & Disinfect Carpet

There are ways to keep you and your family healthy. Vacuum regularly ad keep your carpet dry. Have it cleaned professionally on a regular basis or whenever you feel you need to have it done. High-traffic areas can be covered with washable area rugs too. Cleaning your mattress can also help as does trying to take a shower before going to bed to remove the amount of germs and dirt you’ve picked up throughout the day. Add an extra layer between you and your mattress with a washable mattress pad and wash it regularly. Make sure you replace your mattress every 7 to 10 years. More so if you have allergies and have your mattress cleaned professionally on a regular basis.

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Do all you can to prevent viruses and germs on your carpets and mattress, and call Leading Carpet Cleaning when you need to have them professionally cleaned.