Mites, bacteria or fungi Therefore you should wash the bedding more often

Pathogens: Many people do not wash their bedding often enough
There is nothing more comfortable than fluffy pillows and blankets. Especially on weekends and on vacation, many people like to stay longer in bed. Less beautiful is what lurks in the bedding: mites, fungi, bacteria. Experts recommend cleaning the bed more often.

In bed, pathogens cavort
Although it is important to keep yourself and your environment clean, experts repeatedly point out hysterical hygiene. Because too much hygiene favors the emergence of allergies. Around the bed, however, it should usually be significantly more clean. Cushions, bedding and mattresses often cause bacteria, mites and fungi. These can cause various diseases. It is recommended by professionals to clean the bed more often.

Even in bed we are often exposed to health hazards. There lurk bacteria, fungi, mites and much more. Experts advise to wash the bedding more often. (Image: elnariz / fotolia.com)

More mushroom spores in synthetic cushions
Researchers from the University Hospital of South Manchester have found in an older study that in pillows that are older than one and a half years old, between four and 16 different types of fungi can be found.

At that time, the scientists reported that more mushrooms were found in synthetic pillows than in feather pillows.

This has consequences especially for patients with respiratory diseases such as asthma or sinusitis.

By fungal infections in humans threaten sometimes serious health problems. For example, US scientists at the University of Cincinnati pointed out the danger of mold fungus asthma years ago.

What's in bedding
But not only mushrooms lurk in bed. There you will also find buzzing house dust mites, pollen, bacteria and so much more.

Philip Tierno, a microbiologist and pathologist at the New York University School of Medicine, said in a report on the website "Business Insider" what can be in bed:

"They have fungal spores, bacteria, animal hair, pollen, soil, lint, sheet materials, dyes, all kinds of body exudates like sweat, saliva, vaginal and anal excretions, urine, dander, and cosmetics used by humans. explained the scientist.

And there's a lot more, Tierno says, about food that, "eating people in bed. This, of course, provides a nice environment for these organisms ".

How often should you wash bed linen?
The microbiologist also explained how often the sheets should be washed. He said that these constituents usually accumulate for about one to two weeks, until they reach a significant amount.

"Conclusion, they should probably be washed on average once a week." According to Tierno, a survey he and colleagues conducted showed that not even half of those polled cleaned their sheets as often.

And mattresses, which usually lurk more dirt and pathogens, can not be easily put into the washing machine. (Ad)