Hygiene


 
 
Concept Explanation
 

Hygiene

Personal hygiene: Personal hygiene entails more than just being clean. It includes many practices that help people to stay healthy. Bathing daily, use of a proper soap, maintain dental and oral hygiene, care of the eyes and ears, and grooming are some of the activities that adolescents need to carry out. Exercise also helps in better digestion of food and more efficient elimination of toxins from the body. It improves blood circulation and increase the respiratory efficiency of lungs.

The basic aim of maintaining personal hygiene is to keep the bacteria and microorganisms away from entering the body or infecting the food we consume. Personal hygiene is necessary for adolescents because the increases activity of sweat glands sometimes make the body smell.

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Question : 1

________ refers to practices that prevent spread of disease-causing organisms.

Right Option : A
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Question : 2

The terms ______ and hygiene are often used interchangeably, which can cause confusion. 

Right Option : A
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Question : 3

Hygiene is also the name of a branch of science that deals with the promotion and preservation of_______. 

Right Option : C
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