Transcript Personal Health and Hygiene - Mr. DeJulio's Health Class

Personal Health and
Hygiene
Acne
Where does it
occur?
What is it?
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Excess sebum mixing
with dead skin &
bacteria clogging a
pore causing
infection.
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Face (T-zone)
Back
Neck
Shoulders
Upper arms
Chest
Buttocks
Groin
Acne
Causes?
• Hormones!
– Androgen
• Poor diet
• Heredity
• Gender
Types
1. Blackheads
&Whiteheads
2. Pimple/Zits
3. Cysts
What contributes to Acne?
• Too much
washing or
scrubbing
• Picking or
popping
• Tanning
• Sweating
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Touching skin
Clothing
Cosmetics
Hair
Environment
Medication
Warts
Causes
Types
• Human
• Common
Papillomavirus • Plantar
• Filiform
A virus!!
Through a crack • Flat
in the skin.
How are warts treated?
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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
Freckles are clusters of concentrated melanin.
Causes
• Genetics
• Sun
2 Types
• Ephelides: lighter
brown, genetic trait,
fade in winter
• Lentigines: darker,
don’t fade in winter
Known as sunburn
freckles
Moles
Melanocytes (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 Infections
Prevention
Pink Eye??
Avoid touching or
• Also known as
rubbing your eyes.
conjunctivitis
Transferring germs
• Highly
from fingers to
contagious
eyes.
• Don’t share
personal items
Tooth Disease
Most 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 Disease
Prevention
What is it?
• Eat healthy
• A condition
where bacteria
• Brush
that live in plaque • Floss
infect and
Describe how
destroy the gum
should you
and bones that
floss your
hold the teeth.
teeth?
Hair and Scalp Problems
Lice
Dandruff
• Insects that live • Flakes of dry
on human hair
skin from the
and feed on the
scalp.
blood from the
• Causes: fungus,
stress, hormones,
scalp
genetics,
illness,
• Don’t share
infrequent
personal items.
shampooing,
unsure
Calorie
A 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 calories
1 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.