Question

Maintaining personal hygiene is important because –
A. Lack of oral hygiene causes oral thrush and dental caries.
B. Poor personal hygiene may cause foul smelling.
C. Poor personal hygiene affects the appearance of an individual.
D. All of the above

Answer 1

Hint:- Maintaining personal hygiene is very important for both personal as well as social reasons. It keeps a person clean. Failing to maintain personal hygiene can result in many problems including infection.

Complete answer:
As we have seen in the hint discussed above that maintaining personal hygiene is very important as it affects both our personal as well as social life. When a person sweats then it gives a foul smell. Although the sweat originally does not give a foul smell but when bacteria gets associated with it then it starts giving off a foul smell. So, if an individual does not bathe regularly then that person may give off a foul smell. And hence, it is advised to take a bath regularly.
Similarly, doctors advise brushing teeth two times in a day for maintaining the healthy conditions. Lack of personal hygiene can cause dental problems such as dental caries. An individual should floss their teeth daily. In case of hairs if they are not washed on a regular basis then they will appear oily and many bacteria can grow in the scalp that can cause it to smell foul. Hair is a major part of an individual’s appearance and by not maintaining the hygiene of the hairs it will affect the appearance of an individual.
Lack of personal hygiene can make an individual susceptible to many infections.

Hence , the correct option is (D) All of the above.

Note:- A healthy lifestyle can only be achieved when an individual maintains personal hygiene. A person should bathe daily with soap so that the bacteria harboring on the skin could be killed. Therefore, a person can prevent himself or herself from chronic and life-long diseases by taking proper preventive measures for a healthy lifestyle.