SIX SURPRISING PLACES BACTERIA ARE GROWING IN YOUR HOME
DR. TANIA DEMPSEY
Worried about hidden bacteria lurking in your house? Here are six places that you need to keep an eye on. Don’t worry, many of these can be cleaned properly and regularly. While not all bacteria are bad, they can be particularly problematic for people who have weakened immune systems. In addition, other microbes tend to grow along with bacteria and some of these organisms can also be harmful.
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causes diarrhea, MRSA that causes serious skin infections, and bacteria that can cause meningitis and sepsis, to name a few
2. Dish Sponges
You should be regularly changing dish sponges because they can harbor bacteria and spread germs around your house. However, l d ’ li h h h ld b h i h i p g p, p bacteria and other germs to grow Running the sponges through the dishwasher along with your dishes is a quick way to sanitize them. But even after a few days of use and with sanitizing them regularly, sponges should probably be replaced at least every 2 weeks or sooner if they start to smell.
3. Computer Keyb
Your computer keyboard can get unhygienic so you should give it regular wipe downs. Computer keyboards can harbor more where it sits and collects over time Sharing computers is even worse because now you have multiple hands that may not have been washed after a visit to the bathroom or after nose blowing, touching the same keyboard.
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Bartonella, the agent that causes cat scratch fever. This is a dangerous bacteria which can be transmitted from the animal's saliva through broken skin but can also be transmitted by scratches from the animals. If you have a scrape or cut and the animal licks you or even bites you, this bacteria (along with others) can enter through the skin and develop into an infection that has the potential for being chronic and debilitating
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5. Mobile Phone
Most people neglect to regularly clean their mobile phones. However, mobile phones are extremely dirty. Think about all the possible ways mobile phones become a breeding ground for lay the phone down on the floor or toilet paper dispenser and now your phone essentially becomes a petri dish for germs.
6. Bed Sheets
Remember growing up when your Mom said to change your sheets every two weeks? It wasn’t just a lesson in discipline- your bed is a hotbed for bacteria, fungi and even dust mites! Every night as you sleep, you shed dead skin cells that dust mites and other organisms can live off of.
Athlete's foot and other skin- related infections can get transferred to bed sheets and then picked up by a different part of your body or transferred to your bed partner. Sweat, bodily fluids, dirt from your feet and cosmetics can permeate into the sheets, and even inside your mattress. Once there, bacteria and other germs have a breeding ground to multiply and spread.
Thankyou! Dr. Tania Dempsey
Dr. Tania Dempsey is an expert in chronic disease, autoimmune disorders and mast cell activation syndrome. Dr. Dempsey is sought after internationally for her knowledge of chronic immune dysregulation, and has attracted patients from Israel, England, Thailand and France.
Dr. Dempsey uses integrative medicine to get to the patient's root cause(s) of their illness. Her purpose is to understand why people get sick and to help patients understand their body and why it fails them when it does.
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By getting to the deepest roots possible, my treatment is more targeted and personalized.