What Germs Are Hiding In Your Home?

Your Kitchen

This is one of the most important areas to know about because this is the area where you store and prepare what you and your family eat. Unfortunately, this is also the area where you might be able to find the most germs. When there are illnesses in the news that come from unsanitary conditions, the problem usually originated in the kitchen.

Your kitchen sink is one of the germiest places in your home, and if you aren't careful about getting in the crevices and making sure everything is dry, you may even have mold. Use the right brushes and cleaners to make sure you are getting the entire sink area clean and dry. Along the same line, kitchen sponges usually have more mold than anything else in your home. Soaking them in bleach or lemon juice and then microwaving them or running them through the dishwasher can make them safe again.

Your Bathroom

Indoor toilets are great, but they mean that all those germs are inside the house and you need to be vigilant when cleaning your entire bathroom. Keeping your plumbing in working condition and your bathroom organized will help you maintain a good cleaning routine.

Your toothbrush holder and toothbrush can have food, mold, yeast and even other particles that come from the toilet, if you keep them located too close. Move your toothbrush as far away as possible and run it under hot water when you're done. Soak it in antibacerial mouthwash, and store it in hydrogen peroxide.

When you turn on your bathroom sink, you touch the bathroom sink handles while your hands are dirty. Many people's bathroom sink handles have dangerous germs like coliform bacteria, which indicates fecal contimation, or staphylococcus, which can cause dangerous infections. Another surprising source of germs is your bathroom towels, both your hand towels and your bath towel. If you use them multiple times, they can start growing E. coli, which is very dangerous.

Your Carpet

You can't see what germs are hiding in your carpet, and it may look perfectly clean. You may have even chosen colors so that your carpet would still look great even after your family had normal spills and other accidents. Here are some of the dangerous germs that can hide in your carpet and cause you and your family serious problems:
Norovirus -- This highly contagious causes vomiting and diarrhea, and it can infect anyone. There is no vaccine for it, and millions of people in the US get sick with it every year, with hundreds dying. The worst part is that it can come in on someone and live in your carpet for up to 6 weeks.

Micrococcus -- This kind of bacteria can be found in soil, water, or even dust particles. If it comes into contact with your skin, it can cause skin infections or aggravate other medical conditions, leading to septic shock or even meningitis.

MSRA or methicillin-resistant Staphyloccus aureus -- While most people think about MSRA in relation to nursing homes, this dangerous dangerous bacteria can be found anywhere. 
Those are just some of the dangerous germs that could be hiding in your carpet. Normal vacuuming won't be enough to combat such an elusive group of dangerous pathogens. 

Professional Carpet Cleaning

Some household tasks you can tackle on your own, with a little vigilance and ingenuity. However, making sure your home is protected from dangerous germs is a bigger job. If you want to see how we can help with professional and thorough carpet or tile & grout cleaning, contact Dream Steam today to see how we can help. 

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