The report follows a national survey of public understanding and practice of hygiene, finding that there are key misconceptions which could be putting health at risk. Of the people surveyed, almost one in four (23%) believe that hygiene in the home is not important. Contrastingly, 36% of the public believe that dirt is usually or always harmful, despite there being little evidence to show that outdoor dirt is contaminated with harmful microbes, except when there are animals nearby.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/news-and-features/being-too-clean-isnt-bad-for-your-health-hygiene-experts-confirm