PERSONAL HYGIENE

 

Personal hygiene encompasses all of the daily routines that help keep your body clean. This includes regular healthy habits of brushing your teeth, washing your hair, washing your hands, cleaning your body with soap and water and keeping your clothing clean. When people do not practise these habits, or they become overlooked, certain consequences may develop ranging from social problems to potentially serious diseases. 

Body Odour.

One of the first and most prominent consequences of bad hygiene is body odour. Body odour occurs due to the interaction of bacteria and sweat produced by the apocrine glands. As bacteria thrive in unwashed sweat, over time their by-products produce the smell commonly associated with body odour. Body odour may also come from poor bathroom habits, resulting in faeces or urine odour.

Bad Breath.

Bad breath proves another easily recognizable consequence of poor hygiene. It commonly develops from not regularly brushing and flossing your teeth. Bacteria thrive on particles of food that can stick to your teeth. As the bacteria digest this food, their by-product results in odour. Food can also get stuck in your teeth and rot over time, producing a foul odour.

Dental Disease.

Not only can poor dental hygiene lead to bad breath, it can also lead to dental disease. As you allow food particles and bacteria to build up on the teeth, a coating called plaque begins to form. The bacteria in this plaque release acids, which break down the enamel on your teeth. As this process continues over time, a hard substance called calculus can form on the teeth, irritating the surrounding gums. This irritation can progress into gingivitis, leading to inflammation of the gums, which can later lead to gum disease. Gum disease causes infection, and eventually may destroy your teeth.

General Diseases.

Hygiene practices, such as washing your hands regularly, prove the most effective ways to prevent contracting disease and spreading disease. Your hands are in constant contact with both the environment and your face, providing easy transportation from the surface of an infected object or person to your nose or mouth. Washing your hands with clean running water and soap for twenty seconds helps reduce the number of bacteria on your skin, lessening your chance of contracting diseases such as:

- Covid-19.

- the common cold.

- influenza (flu).

- salmonellosis.

- hepatitis A.

- typhoid.

- streptococcus.

- staph infections.

Gender Specific.

Men and women have unique hygiene needs that if ignored may lead to health problems. For example, men who have an uncircumcised penis need to regularly retract the foreskin and clean beneath to prevent inflammation. Women must take care to keep the genitalia clean, and always wipe from front to back after using the restroom to prevent introducing infections from the rectum to the urethra.

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