When I recently had the flu, I spent the first few days in bed coughing, sneezing and sweating off a fever. My mattress was disappearing beneath a mountain of soggy tissues, to the point where my bed was like this giant flu bomb waiting to explode all over the bedroom.
And that got me thinking: exactly how long does the flu virus live on bedding and mattresses? And does it survive longer on some surfaces compared to others?
I recently reached out to Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Physician Dr Emma Lin to…
