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Created page with "'''Hygiene''' refers to all practices and conditions designed to preserve health and prevent disease, mainly by eliminating or reducing pathogenic agents (bacteria, viruses, etc.). This includes : * Personal hygiene: ''hand washing, tooth brushing, body care.'' * Food hygiene: ''food preservation, cooking, cleaning utensils.'' * Environmental hygiene: ''Water sanitation, waste management, cleaning of public spaces.'' * Medical hygiene: ''instrument disinfection, sterili..." |
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* Environmental hygiene: ''Water sanitation, waste management, cleaning of public spaces.'' | * Environmental hygiene: ''Water sanitation, waste management, cleaning of public spaces.'' | ||
* Medical hygiene: ''instrument disinfection, sterilization, wearing gloves/masks.'' | * Medical hygiene: ''instrument disinfection, sterilization, wearing gloves/masks.'' | ||
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Revision as of 14:58, 8 May 2025
Hygiene refers to all practices and conditions designed to preserve health and prevent disease, mainly by eliminating or reducing pathogenic agents (bacteria, viruses, etc.). This includes :
- Personal hygiene: hand washing, tooth brushing, body care.
- Food hygiene: food preservation, cooking, cleaning utensils.
- Environmental hygiene: Water sanitation, waste management, cleaning of public spaces.
- Medical hygiene: instrument disinfection, sterilization, wearing gloves/masks.