Preventing Infections: Chain of Infection, Everyday Hygiene, and Protection Surrounding us in the air, in contact with the soil, on everyday objects, and even on our skin are billions of microorganisms—bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. While the majority of these are harmless or beneficial to our bodies, certain harmful pathogens take advantage of opportunities to enter the body and cause infections. Various illnesses, including colds, the flu, diarrhea, food poisoning, and certain skin infections, can spread through germs. Sometimes infection spreads via contaminated hands, sometimes from unclean food or drinking water, and other times through an infected person’s cough, sneeze,…
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Let’s think about a very familiar and realistic situation today. Right from the moment we wake up in the morning, we are overwhelmed by work pressure, studies, family responsibilities, financial worries, and a flood of digital notifications on our smartphones. Amidst all this chaos, our brain almost never gets a chance to fully rest. Imagine turning off the lights at night and lying down in bed. Your body is utterly exhausted, your eyes are heavy with sleep, but strangely, sleep just won’t descend upon your mind. That is because your head is spinning with tomorrow’s work plans, regrets over past…