{"id":5781,"date":"2011-02-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.dev\/?p=5781"},"modified":"2011-02-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-02-25T00:00:00","slug":"hotel-room-germs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/hotel-room-germs\/","title":{"rendered":"Allergy Covers Aren’t Just for Allergies"},"content":{"rendered":"
Allergens are the biggest threat to hotel guests, reports CNN in a new article called A microscopic look at hotel hygiene<\/a>. But allergens are not the only danger for travelers. Germs abound in many hotel room hotspots and it's enough to make your skin crawl. <\/p>\n

One particularly germ infested hotel room hotspot is the bed. Philip Tierno, Director of Microbiology and Immunology at New York University's Langone Medical Center, travels with mattress and pillow covers to guard against the substances he knows lurk inside mattresses: millions of skin cells, human hair, bodily secretions, fungi, bacteria, dust, dust mites, lint, insect parts, pollen, cosmetics <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Allergens are the biggest threat to hotel guests, reports CNN in a new article called A microscopic look at hotel hygiene. But allergens are not the only danger for travelers. Germs abound in many hotel room hotspots and it's enough… <\/p>\n