Hygiene

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  • The science that deals with the principles and practices of good health.
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Abstract from DBPedia
    Hygiene is a series of practices performed to preserve health.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), "Hygiene refers to conditions and practices that help to maintain health and prevent the spread of diseases." Personal hygiene refers to maintaining the body's cleanliness. Hygiene activities can be grouped into the following: home and everyday hygiene, personal hygiene, medical hygiene, sleep hygiene and food hygiene. Home and every day hygiene includes hand washing, respiratory hygiene, food hygiene at home, hygiene in the kitchen, hygiene in the bathroom, laundry hygiene and medical hygiene at home. Many people equate hygiene with 'cleanliness,' but hygiene is a broad term. It includes such personal habit choices as how frequently to take a shower or bath, wash hands, trim fingernails, and wash clothes. It also includes attention to keeping surfaces in the home and workplace clean, including bathroom facilities. Some regular hygiene practices may be considered good habits by the society, while the neglect of hygiene can be considered disgusting, disrespectful, or threatening.

    衛生(えいせい、英語・ドイツ語:hygiene)とは、「生」を「まもる」ことから健康をまもること、転じて健康の増進を意味する。特に清潔を保つことを意味する場合も多い。また、学問の一分野として衛生学(えいせいがく)、保健衛生学(ほけんえいせいがく)がある。

    (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Hygiene)