Hygiene

Hygiene is a primary step of good health to protect ourselves and others from illness and keep us safe by maintaining good health. It includes practices to prevent spread of diseases. Examples of Hygiene includes environmental cleaning, hand hygiene, sterilization of equipment, safe disposal of waste , water and sanitation.

Hygiene is a set of practices performed for the preservation of health.The terms cleanliness (or cleaning) and hygiene are often used interchangeably, which can cause confusion. In general, hygiene mostly means practices that prevent spread of disease-causing organisms. Since cleaning processes (e.g., hand washing) remove infectious microbes as well as dirt and soil, they are often the means to achieve hygiene.

Related Journals of Hygiene

Journal of Hygiene Epidemiology Microbiology and Immunology, Journal of Hygiene, Editions Medecine et Hygiene, Japanese Society for Hygiene, Annals of Occupational Hygiene, International journal of dental hygiene, International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health.