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These will be bacterial infections; so you need to take away the source of the bacteria, and the conditions in which the bacteria will multiply.
The possible sources would be the water itself, your own skin, your clothes, surrounding coverings in the micro-climate you've made (for example, ground sheet and sleeping bag in a tent; linen, duvet, mattress in a bed).
When you sleep in wet clothes, your body heat, your clothes and any other coverings are making a kind of greenhouse, which are ideal conditions for the infection causing bacteria to multiply; which they will do exponentially, with as little as minutes between each doubling of bacteria. (The bacteria themselves will also have some excretion - bacterial flatulence if you will - making an odour as a characteristic indicator of their presence.)
The bacteria will eventually enter your skin, through the pores, which will create infection manifesting itself in conditions such as spots, absesses, jock itch (tinea cruris), cellulitis, etc.
To reduce the source of infection do what you can of these (in an outdoor pursuits or jungle survival situation, your options for reducing will be limited):
- Minimise the source of bacteria on clothes, bedclothes; and in duvets and sleeping bags themselves, by washing them regularly using antibacterial washing powder/liquid, etc.; and by sleepnig in clean, wet clothes; not clothes you've been wearing all day.
- Minimise the source of bacteria on the skin by showering very thoroughly before sleeping, without clothes and using anti-bacterial soap or shower gel; and scrubbing away dead skin cells on which bacteria can feed. Use an anti-fungal spray on your skin, such as the type of spray used to treat athletes foot.
- It is difficult to disinfect mattresses and futon bases - they can be vacuumed and treated with an anti-bacterial agent; but better to make sure they have a waterproof cover and don't get wet.
To reduce the conditions in which bacteria can multiply, do what you can of these:
- Create conditions in which clothes will dry quickly (good or regular airflow; hot, dry environment will create the best drying conditions, although heat without good drying conditions will increase the rate of bacterial growth)
- When you get up, introduce airflow around where you were sleeping to make sure everything is dried quickly.
What else can I help you with?
Why is it important to change out of wet clothes promptly to avoid potential health risks?
It is important to change out of wet clothes promptly to avoid potential health risks because staying in wet clothes can lead to skin irritation, fungal infections, and lowered body temperature, which can increase the risk of getting sick.
What to dome people try to avoid getting wet while swimming?
Hair, Ears, Face, Clothes
Remove ink stain from wet clothes?
how do i remove ink stains from wet clothes
Why was the clothes dryer invented?
to dry clothes when they are wet
Why is sleeping so awesome?
Wet dreams
Did sleeping with wet hair causes blindness?
No.
Why do you get so cold if your clothes are wet?
When You wear wet clothes, your body heat evapourates the water from the clothes by taking it from your body. this dries the clothes. Therefore it makes you feel colder :)
Can you get a std if someone performs oral with your clothes on and clothes are wet?
No
What action is applied when you squeeze wet clothes?
When you squeeze wet clothes, you are applying pressure to remove excess water from the fabric. This helps the clothes dry faster.
Why is my dog's nose wet?
because i peed on it when you were sleeping
Can sleeping with wet hair cause blindness?
Not at all
Is drying wet clothes a physical change?
Yes, drying wet clothes is a physical change because the water in the clothes evaporates when exposed to heat, but the clothes themselves remain the same chemically.
