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Article Home Ear Nose and Throat Disorders What are the Different Types of Personal Hygiene and Environmental hygiene during VIRAL INFECTION!

What are the Different Types of Personal Hygiene and Environmental hygiene during VIRAL INFECTION!

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Maintaining proper hygiene has always been emphasized to keep away the germs. There are two types of hygienic practices namely personal and environmental hygiene.

1. Personal hygiene practices include using soap and water for bathing, washing hands, toileting and washing clothes. Covering ones sneeze and cough with bend of arm or cloth is another important measure to prevent transmission of germs that infect respiratory system. Care of nails, feet, hair personal appearance is also important personal hygiene.

2. Environmental Hygiene includes taking care of domestic as well as community hygiene. Domestic hygiene practice includes well ventilated rooms, eating fresh food, adequate disposal of waste, avoiding excreta and droppings of pets and other animals, cleaning the surfaces daily with soap or disinfectant. Community hygiene includes keeping the streets and parks clean, disposing human excreta adequately, having a supply of clean water, controlling the mosquitoes, insects and animals that spread disease, avoid inhaling polluted air, and avoid polluting air, soil and water. 

Hygienic measures that have been suggested against VIRAL INFECTION are social distancing, frequent hand washing, wearing mask and other personal protective equipment, use of hand sanitizer, stay home etc.

Your manager at work may ask you to stay home. Your family may have risk of catching infection from you. Take a wise decision and take all precautionary measures to keep yourself safe.