Are you always falling ill with a cough or cold or do you just often feel under the weather? Very few people consider it, but there is a chance your re-occurring illnesses may have something to do with the cleanliness of your carpets.

Many people will only professionally clean their carpets if they're selling their home or moving out of their rented home. However, the majority of these people are unaware that carpets and rugs make cosy homes for microbes and bacteria. Just like your coffee table or windowsill, your carpets can get extremely dusty and become an appealing home and breeding ground for dust mites. As many people are allergic to dust mites, once these creatures die we are actually breathing in their remains and this can lead to whole host of health problems such as, skin rashes, eye and nose problems.

When something is spilt leaving a stain on your carpet, the automatic response it to rub it with a wet cloth. Although it's important not to leave stains on your carpets, using a wet cloth can make carpets extremely damp for long periods of time. Experts have discovered that this can significantly increase the risks of several different types of asthma, as organisms known as microbial growth can breed and infest damp carpets. There are many foam and spray cleaning products available that are specifically designed to get stains out of carpets. Although many of these are excellent for removing the stain's appearance, it is still advisable to regularly use professional carpet cleaning machines in order to eliminate any germs that may have set in the carpet pile.

It is often said that cold like symptoms are caused by mould. Mould is often found on damp walls, however if your carpets are uncared for it can also spread over your floors and fill your home with harmful bacteria, making you and your family prone to many different types of sicknesses. Mould also produces a range of toxins, of which cause a variety of serious health problems including, stomach infections and the wearing down of the body's defences.

Dirty carpets can also include health issues such as, athlete's foot. We all willingly walk on carpets with no shoes or socks, however parasitic organisms may be lurking if the carpet is dirty and these can enter our body through cuts in the feet and cause a wide range of infections. These infections are also often contagious and can spread around your home and onto other people's feet.

If you have a pet cat or dog, it is possible they may have caught flees from a field or form another animal. Once brought into the home flees can live in carpets and survive and breed through biting humans or animals. Through using a professional carpet cleaning machine once a month, any flees or other creatures surviving in the pile will be eliminated.

You may think you have the cleanest home in the world or you may have recently bought brand new carpets, but the fact it is that harmful bacteria and germs can easily survive and breed on the tiniest amount of dirt. For a clean and healthy home, use a professional carpet cleaning machine.