When I recently had the flu, I spent the first few days in bed coughing, sneezing and sweating off a fever. My data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/mattresses/best-mattress” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-redirect=”https://www.tomsguide.com/best-picks/best-mattresses” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/mattresses/best-mattress”>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?
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I recently reached out to Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Physician Dr Emma Lin to…
