2. Hygiene is a series
of practices
performed to
preserve health.
JVARISA PUBLIC SCHOOL
Be clean. Be healthy.
03
3. 05
Personal hygiene
Environmental
hygiene
Domestic hygiene
Food hygiene
Types Of Hygiene
Personal hygiene
Personal hygiene which involves the
Personal hygiene which involves the
cleanliness of one’s body and clothing, proper
cleanliness of one’s body and clothing, proper
living habits, healthy diet, rest, and exercise,
living habits, healthy diet, rest, and exercise,
basically means cleanliness of your body.
basically means cleanliness of your body.
The main goal of personal hygiene is to improve
The main goal of personal hygiene is to improve
or enhance personal standards of cleanliness,
or enhance personal standards of cleanliness,
within people’s living conditions. Some of the
within people’s living conditions. Some of the
personal hygiene practices include bathing,
personal hygiene practices include bathing,
washing clothes, washing hands, proper use of the
washing clothes, washing hands, proper use of the
toilet, caring for the teeth, nails, feet and so on.
toilet, caring for the teeth, nails, feet and so on.
On a social level, people tend to
On a social level, people tend to
avoid a person with poor personal
avoid a person with poor personal
hygiene, hence resulting in
hygiene, hence resulting in
isolation and loneliness.
isolation and loneliness.
Jvarisa Public school
4. Environmental hygiene takes care
of the health of both current and
future generations.
The aim of environmental hygiene is
to create safe spaces so as to prevent
diseases. In general, environmental
hygiene involves disinfection activities
(to control the harmful organisms and
bacteria that threaten health), rodent
control, disinfestation, and fumigation
activities.
06
Environmental Hygiene
JVARISA PUBLIC SCHOOL
5. JVARISA PUBLIC SCHOOL
10
Domestic hygiene
Domestic hygiene which involves
cleanliness, the sanitary
preparation of food, and
ventilation, generally means
cleanliness in homes. Domestic
hygiene practices include all the
work done to keep people’s
clothes, beddings, and houses
clean.
6. 16
JVARISA PUBLIC SCHOOL
One of the greatest risks to the
One of the greatest risks to the
health of a population is
health of a population is
contaminated food. It is a leading
contaminated food. It is a leading
cause of disease outbreaks and
cause of disease outbreaks and
transmission. Food that is kept for
transmission. Food that is kept for
too long contains
too long contains pathogens
pathogens or toxic
or toxic
chemicals whereas foodstuffs that are
chemicals whereas foodstuffs that are
consumed raw, such as vegetables
consumed raw, such as vegetables
and fruits, can get contaminated by
and fruits, can get contaminated by
flies, dirty hands, or unclean water.
flies, dirty hands, or unclean water.
Food hygiene
Food hygiene
7. 22
In the case where the
things are not often
cleaned, dirt and moisture
accumulate, making the
place ideal for the breeding
of parasites, germs, and
disease-carrying animals.
These germs can cause
infection or sickness to the
people.
JVARISA PUBLIC SCHOOL
