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7 Best Places in Your House to Clean to Help Stop the Spread of the Flu

You know what time of the year it is...flu season. Yes, it’s a wonderful time full of family and friends, but that also means there is a greater chance that someone in your family will get the flu. All those people around are bound to carry some sort of virus, and when that happens you’re going to need to start cleaning. However, some pediatricians say it’s unnecessary to bleach the house from top to bottom. So what do you really need to clean? Here are the 7 best places in your house to clean to help stop the spread of the flu.

Best Places in Your House to Clean to Help Stop the Spread of the Flu

Your Phone

Think about it. You put that thing up to your face all day long. It’s constantly in your hands and it goes everywhere with you. You need to disinfect that bad boy. Rub it down with a disinfectant wipe and let it air dry to kill harmful germs and bacteria. Do your kids play with your phone too? All the more reason it needs to be cleaned, you wouldn’t want them to catch something. 

The Remote Control

This is one of the things that carry the most germs, but the thing that is cleaned the least. Everyone in the family touches the remote control. Spray it with Lysol or rub it down with a disinfectant wipe. Rags with cleaner on them tend to just smear the germs around, a disposable wipe works better. 

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Bedding and Towels

Sick people tend to stay in bed all day. Their bedding is crawling with contagious germs, bacteria, and viruses. Throw those in the wash with the water as hot as it will go with some color safe bleach. Don’t forget to wash your hands after you touch them. 

Tables

All the tables in your house get a lot of use. The kitchen table, the coffee table, your bedroom end tables, and play tables. Clean these! Especially the kitchen table because that’s where everyone eats. That’s a one-way ticket to flu-ville. 

Bathrooms

Disinfect the entire area. Make sure the toilets are cleaned really well, and that all the faucets are too. Faucets are constantly being touched so that’s really important to keep clean. It’s not a bad idea to give the floor a good mopping too, because that doesn’t get done as often as everything else. Mopping the floor will get rid of tons of nasty stuff. 

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Computers

Computers are almost as dirty as phones. They need to be disinfected but make sure that you won’t damage your computer by doing so. Be careful not to spray any sort of disinfectant directly on your computer screen. Doing this helps keep the spreading of a sickness to a minimum. 

Toys

Children love their favorite toys. They carry them around, wipe their noses on them, and sneeze on them. Sometimes they need a good washing. Especially stuffed animals because they are porous so germs and bacteria get inside them. Plastic toys can just be wiped down or put into the dishwasher. Stuffed animals need to be put in the wash in hot water. Sometimes all children want to do is cuddle with teddy when they’re sick, that’s ok! Just make sure teddy is squeaky clean after they get better so that more family members don’t get sick too. 

Summing Up

These places in your house to clean are very important because it could be the difference between your entire family getting sick, or one person getting sick. Some of these places in your house to clean you might not have thought of, while others seem obvious. Each of these places in your house to clean will help get rid of those nasty bugs and help keep your entire family healthy. 

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