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Personal Hygiene
What is hygiene?
The things that you do to keep yourself and
your surroundings clean in order to maintain
good health.
We are going to talk about two examples of
personal hygiene:
• Hand washing
• Oral hygiene
Hand Washing
Why is hand washing important?
• GERMS!! They are tiny and you can’t see
them, but they are all around us and can
make you sick!
• You could come in contact with germs
when you touch objects like toilet seats,
toilet levers, doorknobs, phones, key-
boards, money, and almost any surface or
object.
• If you touch your eyes, nose, or mouth
with germs on your hands, you could be-
come sick.
How does washing your hands stop the
spread of germs?
• Washing your hands often and following
the correct hand washing steps washes the
germs off your hands, stops germs from
spreading, and helps prevent you and oth-
ers from becoming sick.
• Washing your hands is the #1 way to stop
the spread of germs!
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