Буклет на тему «HEALTHY LIFESTYLE»

Personal hygiene is the care of the body, clothing, footwear, and household items, which reduces the risk of spreading infections and maintains the normal condition of the skin, teeth, and mucous membranes.

• Washing hands with soap remains one of the most effective ways to prevent infections; the WHO calls it a simple, inexpensive, and universal method.

• - For hand hygiene, particularly important moments include after using the toilet, before eating, after being outdoors, and after contact with raw food and animals.

Oral hygiene is a separate section of personal hygiene related to the removal of plaque and food residues from teeth, gums and tongue.

• According to Rospotrebnadzor, 73 percent of 12-year-old children in Russia have caries, with an average of 2.5 teeth affected.

• Brushing teeth and tongue helps to reduce the risk of gingivitis, periodontitis, stomatitis and preserve the natural color of the enamel.

• As part of the oral cavity, the tongue is called the largest place of accumulation of bacteria, so it is also included in daily care.

On World Hand Hygiene Day, WHO emphasizes that gloves are not a substitute for hand washing. If the hands are obviously dirty, they should be washed with soap; an alcohol-containing product is used when there is no contamination.

The skin serves as the main barrier of the body, and its condition significantly depends on the purity and integrity of the integuments.

• Nails and hair are also part of the field of personal hygiene: dirt and microorganisms accumulate under them.

• A daily shower, a change of linen and clean clothes are among the basic elements of sanitary body care.

• Rospotrebnadzor considers personal hygiene not only to the body, but also to shoes, clothing and housing.

In medical practice, WHO identifies "five points of hand hygiene": before contact with the patient, before clean procedures, after the risk of contact with biofluids, after contact with the patient and after touching objects around him.

• Hand hygiene in healthcare is considered as one of the most effective measures against the transmission of infections.

• Worldwide, about 400,000 babies and 30,000 women die every year from infections related, among other things, to lack of water and sanitation and poor hand washing.

• Hand washing with soap and water is recommended for visible contamination; in other cases, alcohol-based treatment is allowed.