Hygiene refers to conditions and applications that help to maintain health and prevent the spread of diseases. Cleanliness can relate to public hygiene or personal hygiene. Medical hygiene encompasses a specific set of practices associated with the preservation of health. These primary variables include washing your hands, showering daily, brushing your teeth, and brushing your hair. Immunization and vaccination can prevent infectious diseases.
It can also be extended to the practice of covering your mouth when you cough or using a disposable tissue instead of your sleeve to wipe your nose. Awareness of personal hygiene helps to prevent the spread of sickness and diseases. Various illnesses are caused by poor hygiene.