Health and Hygiene

Is it important to maintain personal hygiene in the uniformed services?

• yes

• no

Which of the following is a risk associated with poor hygiene?

• body odour?

• bad breath?

• dental issues?

• general disease?

• all of these?

How can infection enter the body?

List as many ways that you think diseases and infection can be passed

Give an example of personal protective equipment

What three things are essential for effective hand washing?

Can you explain what stress is?

True or false, prolonged stress has a very negative impact on our health?

• True

• False

If you are under stress your blood pressure will be (a)   than normal.

What is meant by the term cross-infection?

• It is when one disease mutates into another one

• It is when an infection causes the individual to become angry

• It is when an infected person infects someone else

• It is when a group of people are immune to particular infections