Washing your hands frequently is a hygiene habit that helps maintain health.
From the French hygiène , the term hygiene refers to cleanliness and cleanliness , whether of the body or of homes or public places. A distinction can be made between personal or private hygiene (the application of which is the responsibility of the individual himself) and public hygiene (which must be guaranteed by the State ).
Hygiene is also linked to the branch of medicine that is dedicated to the maintenance of health and the prevention of diseases . In this case, the concept includes the knowledge and techniques that must be applied to control factors that may have harmful effects on health.
Hygiene and health
Washing your hands with plenty of soap and water before eating and frequently in general is an essential hygiene habit to avoid diseases. The influenza A and COVID-19 pandemics have highlighted the importance of this hygiene practice to avoid contagion.
It is important to emphasize that hygiene becomes a fundamental and vital part of health centers. And the thing is that, on occasions, precisely because the rules established in this regard are not followed, all kinds of infections have occurred that have brought with them serious setbacks for hospitalized patients and even death.
Oral care and posture
Among the many types of hygiene that exist, we can highlight, for example, the so-called oral hygiene which, as its name indicates, is that which is carried out to eliminate all the germs and dirt that may be in a person's mouth. person. Brushing your teeth after each meal, flossing and rinsing, or regular checkups at the dentist are some of the main actions that can be carried out to achieve perfect oral hygiene.
If these habits are not followed, the citizen in question will encounter problems and diseases such as bad breath, gingivitis , cavities, tartar formation and even what is known as pyorrhea, which results in the loss of bone in the tooth.
Maintaining hygiene in your home and public spaces is very important.
Postural hygiene is also another type. In this case, it is understood as the entire set of actions that must be carried out with the clear objective of avoiding bad habits in terms of posture and overexertion that could lead to problems such as low back pain.
public hygiene
The authorities began to worry about public hygiene after the Industrial Revolution , when the precarious conditions experienced inside the factories began to decimate the population.
Among the spaces and facilities that have been created throughout history to promote and achieve this hygiene, both public and private, we could highlight showers, sinks, toilets, bathtubs...
Workplaces, which are the public places where people usually spend a large part of the day, must be clean and have accessible drinking water. Bathrooms must have sinks and be located close to workplaces. If a company's hygiene is defective, it is possible that employees will get sick and infect each other, which is detrimental to public health and the company's activity.