Health and Hygiene — Chapter Summary
NIOS · Class 10 · Science & Tech
Summary of Health and Hygiene for NIOS Class 10 Science & Tech. Part of the NIOS Class 10 Science & Tech syllabus.
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Overview
Health means proper functioning of the body and mind, along with social well-being. Hygiene is the set of habits and practices that keep a person and the surroundings clean and help prevent disease. The chapter connects personal health, community health, disease prevention, immunity, first aid, subs
Key Concepts
Health is a state of complete
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease. A healthy person is usually energetic, che
Hygiene includes the habits and practices
Hygiene includes the habits and practices that keep the body and surroundings clean. It includes personal hygiene, domestic hygiene, clean food, safe
Personal health depends on individual habits
Personal health depends on individual habits such as balanced diet, cleanliness, and exercise. Community health depends on clean surroundings, safe wa
These diseases spread from one person
These diseases spread from one person to another through direct contact, droplet infection, contaminated food or water, vectors, carriers, or fomites.
Entamoeba histolytica causes amoebiasis
Entamoeba histolytica causes amoebiasis, Ascaris lumbricoides causes ascariasis, Plasmodium causes malaria, Wuchereria bancrofti causes filariasis, de
Learning Objectives
- Understand the meaning of health and the three dimensions of health
- Recognize the importance of hygiene in daily life
- Distinguish between communicable and non-communicable diseases
- Identify common disease-causing organisms and their modes of transmission
- Understand innate and acquired immunity and the role of immunization
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