Hygiene Flashcards
Types of Sanitation
Basic sanitation Onsite sanitation Food sanitation Housing sanitation Environmental sanitation Ecological sanitation
Basic sanitation
is the management of human faeces at the household level.
Onsite sanitation
collection and treatment of waste at the place of disposal.
Food sanitation
Ensures food safety; it is similar to food hygiene.
Housing sanitation
safeguarding the home environment
Environmental sanitation
control of environmental factors that are linked to disease transmission. Includes solid waste management, water and wastewater treatment, industrial waste treatment and noise pollution control.
Ecological sanitation
recycling nutrients from human and animal waste to the environment.
Components of Environmental Health
Personal Hygiene Water supply Water pollution Human waste disposal Occupational hygiene Solid waste management Vector control Healthful housing Food hygiene Institutional hygiene
Transmission Pathways
- Direct contact
- Fomites (inanimate objects)
- Aerosol (airborne)
- Oral (ingestion)
- Vector-borne
Source
Origin of microorganisms
Infectious agents
Carrier of the disease
Host
Person that can be affected.
Pathway
Part of the environment that links source to host
Intervention
way of stopping the disease from being transmitted
Environmental Risk Factors
- Poor Hygiene
- Indoor air pollution
- Outdoor air pollution
- General environmental hazards (climate, mosquitoes)
- Environmental hazards in workplaces (excess noise, heat, dust, chemicals)
