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Personal Health and Hygiene. Acne What is it? Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection. Where does it occur? Face.

Jan 18, 2018

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Acne Causes? Hormones! –Androgen Poor diet Heredity Gender Types 1.Blackheads &Whiteheads 2.Pimple/Zits 3.Cysts
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Page 1: Personal Health and Hygiene. Acne What is it? Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection. Where does it occur? Face.

Personal Health and

Hygiene

Page 2: Personal Health and Hygiene. Acne What is it? Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection. Where does it occur? Face.

AcneWhat is it?

• Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection.

Where does it occur?

• Face (T-zone)• Back• Neck• Shoulders• Upper arms• Chest• Buttocks• Groin

Page 3: Personal Health and Hygiene. Acne What is it? Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection. Where does it occur? Face.

AcneCauses?

• Hormones!– Androgen

• Poor diet• Heredity• Gender

Types1. Blackheads

&Whiteheads2. Pimple/Zits3. Cysts

Page 4: Personal Health and Hygiene. Acne What is it? Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection. Where does it occur? Face.

What contributes

to Acne?• Too much washing or scrubbing

• Picking or popping

• Tanning• Sweating

• Touching skin• Clothing• Cosmetics• Hair• Environment• Medication

Page 5: Personal Health and Hygiene. Acne What is it? Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection. Where does it occur? Face.

WartsCauses

• Human Papillomavirus

A virus!!Through a crack

in the skin.

Types• Common• Plantar• Filiform• Flat

Page 6: Personal Health and Hygiene. Acne What is it? Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection. Where does it occur? Face.

How are warts

treated?• Go away on their own• OTC medication• Freezing• Electrified needle to cut it away• Burning with laser or chemicals

Page 7: Personal Health and Hygiene. Acne What is it? Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection. Where does it occur? Face.

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

Page 8: Personal Health and Hygiene. Acne What is it? Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection. Where does it occur? Face.

Freckles

Causes• Genetics• Sun

2 Types• Ephelides: lighter

brown, genetic trait, fade in winter

• Lentigines: darker, don’t fade in winterKnown as sunburn

freckles

Freckles are clusters of concentrated melanin.

Page 9: Personal Health and Hygiene. Acne What is it? Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection. Where does it occur? Face.

MolesMelanocytes (cells in the skin) grow

in a cluster with tissue surrounding them.

Page 10: Personal Health and Hygiene. Acne What is it? Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection. Where does it occur? Face.

Skin Cancer Types

• Basal cell carcinomas• Squamous cell carcinomas• Malignant melanoma

– Cancer of the melanocyte cells

Page 11: Personal Health and Hygiene. Acne What is it? Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection. Where does it occur? Face.

What to Look for - Skin Cancer

Page 12: Personal Health and Hygiene. Acne What is it? Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection. Where does it occur? Face.

Protection from Skin Cancer(sunburn, wrinkles)

Page 13: Personal Health and Hygiene. Acne What is it? Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection. Where does it occur? Face.

Eye InfectionsPrevention

Avoid touching or rubbing your eyes.

Transferring germs from fingers to

eyes.

Pink Eye??• Also known as

conjunctivitis• Highly

contagious• Don’t share

personal items

Page 14: Personal Health and Hygiene. Acne What is it? Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection. Where does it occur? Face.

Tooth DiseaseMost common

type… cavities

Causes• Bacteria that

dissolves the minerals that protect and make up teeth.

Page 15: Personal Health and Hygiene. Acne What is it? Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection. Where does it occur? Face.

Tooth Disease Prevention

• Eating lots of sugary foods• Not cleaning well• Genetically prone

Page 16: Personal Health and Hygiene. Acne What is it? Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection. Where does it occur? Face.

Gum DiseaseWhat is it?• A condition

where bacteria that live in plaque infect and destroy the gum and bones that hold the teeth.

Prevention• Eat healthy• Brush • Floss

Describe how should you floss your teeth?

Page 17: Personal Health and Hygiene. Acne What is it? Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection. Where does it occur? Face.

Hair and Scalp ProblemsLice

• Insects that live on human hair and feed on the blood from the scalp

• Don’t share personal items.

Dandruff• Flakes of dry

skin from the scalp.

• Causes: fungus, stress, hormones, genetics, illness, infrequent shampooing, unsure

Page 18: Personal Health and Hygiene. Acne What is it? Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection. Where does it occur? Face.

CalorieA 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 calories1 GRAM of alcohol = 7 calories

Page 19: Personal Health and Hygiene. Acne What is it? Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection. Where does it occur? Face.

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.

Page 20: Personal Health and Hygiene. Acne What is it? Excess sebum mixing with dead skin & bacteria clogging a pore causing infection. Where does it occur? Face.

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.