Cleanliness and Hygiene — Chapter Summary

Personal hygiene means keeping our body

Personal hygiene means keeping our body, clothes, and surroundings clean. This includes daily bathing, washing hands, brushing teeth, and cleaning hai

Germs are tiny organisms that cause

Germs are tiny organisms that cause diseases. They can enter our body through dirty hands, contaminated food and water, or through the air when someon

Waste is anything we throw away

Waste is anything we throw away. It can be biodegradable (like fruit peels) that breaks down naturally, or non-biodegradable (like plastic) that does

Reduce means using less of non

Reduce means using less of non-biodegradable items like plastic. Recycle means converting used materials like paper and plastic into new products. Reu