Can you get sick from a dirty toothbrush?

WHAT COULD BE HIDING IN YOUR TOOTHBRUSH, DO YOU KNOW?

According to scientists at the University of Manchester in England, your toothbrush is contaminated with bacteria. They discovered that one exposed toothbrush can contain more than 100 million bacteria, including staphylococci ("Staph" bacteria that can cause skin infections, and E. coli bacteria, which can cause diarrhea.


Not to worry, though. Not exactly a clean tongue to begin with, you said.

Bacteria in the mouth

The Dental Hygiene Research Center's associate professor & director Gayle McCombs, RDH, MS, notes that there are hundreds of germs in our mouths every day.

That's not a huge deal. Only when there is an unfavorable balance of germs in the mouth do issues begin to arise. McCombs claims.

https://www.healthlifekit.com/2023/03/can-dirty-toothbrush-cause-infection.html