The rainy season may seem like a welcome respite from the scorching summer heat. But the heavy downpours can adversely affect indoor temperatures and humidity levels—quickly turning rooms into favorable environments where bacteria can thrive.

“A person can carry around 37 million bacteria at any given time,” says Harold Pernikar, Consumer Solutions Group Director of Concepcion-Carrier Airconditioning Company (CCAC). “When you are sharing a room with two people, you are actually sharing it with more than a hundred million unwanted guests.”

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