Hygiene Flashcards
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What is health? What is hygiene?
- State/ condition of the body which portrays physical, emotional, mental and social fitness.
- Science and practice of maintaining good health.
How can one maintain personal cleanliness?
- Wash hands and skin frequently
- Take a daily bath
- Regularly wash and comb hair.
- Brush teeth at least twice a day and wash mouth after every meal
What diseases are caused if eyes are not cleaned and washed? Why?
- Conjunctivitis and Trachoma
- Through dust and contamination by hands and towels
Importance of physical exercise.
- Improves the blood circulation
- Should be systematic and regular
Amount of sleep required for a person based on age.
Infants - almost entire day
Adults - 6/7 hours continuously, undisturbed
What are some healthy habits that one should develop?
- Do not go to sleep too late or right after eating
- Avoid tobacco which is injurious and may lead to cancer
- Avoid stimulants and sedatives (spoil habits)
- Avoid drinking alcoholic beverages
How does sunlight and air help maintain hygiene?
Air - oxygen provider
Sunlight - kills germs
What is a vector?
An agent that acts as an intermediate carrier of a pathogen.
Why is a Housefly dangerous?
Spreads diseases including dysentery, cholera, typhoid etc.
How does a housefly transmit a disease?
- Hairy and spiny legs and body
- Pouring of saliva
- Excretion
- Directly by sitting on a person
What mosquito spreads malaria? Which germ is it?
- Anopheles
- Protozoan Plasmodium
Which disease does Culex mosquito spread?
- Elephantiasis (filariasis)
- Caused by nematode worm Wuchereria
Aedes mosquito spreads which disease?
- Yellow fever and Dengue caused by their respective viruses
How do mosquitoes transmit diseases?
Mosquitoes bite an infected person to suck blood thus, receiving germs of a disease which grows and multiplies in its body. When it then bites a healthy person the germs enter through saliva which is first introduced to prevent blood clotting to facilitate blood suction.
Why is kerosene or greasy oil poured over water?
- Thin filament which kills the larvae or pupae when they come to breathe
Advantage of Gambusia fish?
Selectively devour mosquito larvae
Why are rats dangerous?
Have rat flea, a parasite on their skin which carries germs of plague which has spread seriously in the past and killed several people.
