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Personal Health and
Hygiene
AcneWhat is it?
• Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection.
Where does it occur?
• Face (T-zone)• Back• Neck• Shoulders• Upper arms• Chest• Buttocks• Groin
AcneCauses?
• Hormones!– Androgen
• Poor diet• Heredity• Gender
Types1. Blackheads
&Whiteheads2. Pimple/Zits3. Cysts
What contributes
to Acne?• Too much washing or scrubbing
• Picking or popping
• Tanning• Sweating
• Touching skin• Clothing• Cosmetics• Hair• Environment• Medication
WartsCauses
• Human Papillomavirus
A virus!!Through a crack
in the skin.
Types• Common• Plantar• Filiform• Flat
How are warts
treated?• Go away on their own• OTC medication• Freezing• Electrified needle to cut it away• Burning with laser or chemicals
Fungal Infections
Types• Ring worm• Athletes foot• Jock itch
Protection• Wear flip flops in
locker rooms• Open toed shoes• “dry off”• Don’t share shoes
Freckles
Causes• Genetics• Sun
2 Types• Ephelides: lighter
brown, genetic trait, fade in winter
• Lentigines: darker, don’t fade in winterKnown as sunburn
freckles
Freckles are clusters of concentrated melanin.
MolesMelanocytes (cells in the skin) grow
in a cluster with tissue surrounding them.
Skin Cancer Types
• Basal cell carcinomas• Squamous cell carcinomas• Malignant melanoma
– Cancer of the melanocyte cells
What to Look for - Skin Cancer
Protection from Skin Cancer(sunburn, wrinkles)
Eye InfectionsPrevention
Avoid touching or rubbing your eyes.
Transferring germs from fingers to
eyes.
Pink Eye??• Also known as
conjunctivitis• Highly
contagious• Don’t share
personal items
Tooth DiseaseMost common
type… cavities
Causes• Bacteria that
dissolves the minerals that protect and make up teeth.
Tooth Disease Prevention
• Eating lots of sugary foods• Not cleaning well• Genetically prone
Gum DiseaseWhat is it?• A condition
where bacteria that live in plaque infect and destroy the gum and bones that hold the teeth.
Prevention• Eat healthy• Brush • Floss
Describe how should you floss your teeth?
Hair and Scalp ProblemsLice
• Insects that live on human hair and feed on the blood from the scalp
• Don’t share personal items.
Dandruff• Flakes of dry
skin from the scalp.
• Causes: fungus, stress, hormones, genetics, illness, infrequent shampooing, unsure
CalorieA unit of heat energy – or – the amount of
energy in food.
Energy: the ability for the body to function.
3,500 calories = 1 lb. of body weight
1 GRAM = about the weight of a raisin.1 GRAM of protein or carbs = 4 calories
1 GRAM of fat = 9 calories1 GRAM of alcohol = 7 calories
Energy Requirements of
the Body• SIZE - The bigger you are, the more calories are necessary to maintain weight.
• AGE - The older you are, the less energy you need.
• ACTIVITY LEVEL - The more active you are, the more energy you need.
• GENDER - Based on body size, males need more energy.
Energy Requirements of the Body• RATE OF GROWTH - How fast you grow
indicates how much energy you need to grow.• INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES - Basic
Metabolism - The rate at which the body uses energy.
• EFFICIENCY IN THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM• ENVIRONMENT - The colder it is, the more
calories you use. *Extreme temperatures• PHYSIOLOGICAL - Illness can change
calorie use.