PERSONAL HYGIENE
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PERSONAL HYGIENE
Good personal hygiene is one of the best ways to protect yourself from getting gastro or infectious diseases such as COVID-19, colds and flu. Washing your hands with soap removes germs that can make you ill. Maintaining good personal hygiene will also help prevent you from spreading diseases to other people.
Personal hygiene includes:
cleaning your body every day
washing your hands with soap after going to the toilet
brushing your teeth regularly
covering your mouth and nose with a tissue (or your sleeve) when sneezing or coughing
washing your hands after handling pets and other animals
Why is personal hygiene important?
Good hygiene is vital because it helps prevent you and your children from getting or spreading germs and infectious diseases. The germs that cause many diseases can be passed on through touching other people, getting faeces (poo) on your hands, handling contaminated food, or coming into contact with dirty surfaces or objects.
Conditions that you can develop if you have poor personal hygiene include:
COVID-19 and other infectious diseases
diarrhoea, especially gastroenteritis
respiratory infections, including colds and flu
staph infections
worm-related conditions, such as threadworms
tooth decay etc.
Regularly Washing your body,Washing your hands,Washing your genitals, Handling food safely can help prevent the above mentioned infections and keep you healthy.
Remember HEALTH is WEALTH
