Children need microbes to develop immunity

Allowing children to play with dirty things actually helps them to create an immune system and reduce the chance of getting sick with chronic illnesses like asthma, for example.

Yes, it is important to wash our hands. Especially in the flu season or after a visit to a hospital. The problem is that many parents are maniacs about maintaining home hygiene, writes thestar.com .

"Science shows that removing microorganisms from disinfectants, antibacterial soaps and antibiotics has a negative impact on our children's immune system ," says microbiologist Marie-Claire Arietta, assistant professor at Calgary University, co-author of Let Them Eat Dirt: Saving Our Children from an Oversanitized World.

Today's hyper-hygiene environment in which children grow is the cause of various diseases - from chronic allergies to obesity.

Studies of microbes living in the intestine prove that healthy intestinal flora at an early age is a critical factor in health throughout our lives. It is known that due to the excessive use of antibiotics in many hospitals there are difficult to treat nosocomial infections, which mainly affect elderly patients and those with immune deficiency.

They are caused by microbes resistant to antibiotics.

What is the relationship between microbes and the development of the immune system of young children?

Source: www.euroscientist.com , www.pixabay.com