You can do this yourself or call a professional for help.
Damp carpet after cleaning.
Sucking out just the dirty water may cause the dirt to stay behind and stain the carpet.
Wet carpeting can stretch and form ripples that will.
After a professional clean you can expect your carpet to feel wet or damp for at least six to ten hours.
Add more clean water to the wet carpet before vacuuming the dirty water out.
Steam has a high enough temperature to kill any toxins and also removes the toxins when the steam cleaner sucks up the dead mold spores.
Rent a carpet cleaner instead of just a vacuum and clean the carpet using carpet cleaner before vacuuming out excess water.
If you must walk across the carpet to get to another part of the house do it 30 minutes.
However some rugs can feel moist for up to 24 hours depending on the time of year and humidity.
Ideally avoid heavy traffic and keep children and pets off the carpet for at least 6 hours after cleaning.