Hygiene is an essential component of healthy living, In fact, hygiene is essential for good health and prevent disease and infection. Not only is the selection of appropriate food choices, but also for cooking and eating in a hygienic manner is equally important in the prevention of infectious diseases.
The adoption of hygiene practices and
hygiene promotion in the community, schools and workplaces prevent many
infectious diseases.
Some of infectious diseases
prevented through adequate hygiene practices include diarrhea, amebiasis,
giardiasis, parasitic infections, typhoid, jaundice, bacterial pharyngitis,
skin infections, tuberculosis, conjunctivitis, etc. Many chronic diseases are also
linked to infections caused by unsanitary food. These include gastric ulcers,
certain cancers and cardiovascular diseases.
Best practices for hygiene
The following are some of hygiene practices that should be inculcated in everyday life.
Wash hands thoroughly with soap
after urination, go to the bathroom or after changing diapers,
Wash your hands with soap and
water after handling pets
Wash your hands with soap and
water before touching / food they eat.
Keep fingernails short and clean.
Trim nails regularly.
Tie your hair well or cover when
cooked.
Preferably, the kitchen area and
the area used for washing utensils should be separate and dedicated for this
purpose and is not connected to the bathrooms / toilets, etc.
Kitchen should be well lit and
ventilated (either with fan flue / exhaust) preferably with mesh windows.
The kitchen and dining area
should preferably be high.
Keep the kitchen, laundry and utility area and kitchen clean
clothes. The surface of the kitchen and the floor should be cleaned regularly.
Also, clean the kitchen at night. The kitchens are clean at night attract pests
that are carriers of the infection.
Cover all foods cooked and uncooked, at all times.
If house fly or insect has sat even fleetingly in a food,
discard it.
Protect food and kitchen items
insect pests and other animals.
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