Biology
- Homework- Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is a disease which is genetically inherited. It causes too much mucus to build up in the lungs and pancreatic duct, causing problems with lungs and the digestive system. Both genes are needed to have the disease and so a person with one...
- Polyomyelitis Or Polio
Term: poliomyelitis or polioLiterally meaning: ?inflammation of the grey bone marrow?Origin: Anc Greek??????/polios(=grey, old)+??????/myelos(=bone marow, core)>???/myo(=be enclosed)+(-???? )(modern Greek -?????)/-ites (=suffix which is used in Greek...
- Euthanasia
Term: euthanasiaOrigin: Anc Greek ??/eu(=prefix meaning "well, good, easy" )???????/thanatos(=death) literally meaning ?easy or good death? Coined The word euthanasia was coined in 1605 by English philosopher Francis Bacon (1561 ?1626)...
- Human Health And Infectious Diseases
Health is a state of complete physical, mental & social well-being. Health is affected by genetic disorders, Infections, change in life style (food, water, rest, exercise, habits etc).Diseases may be Infectious or Non-infectious. Pathogens: Disease...
- The Dirt On Staying Healthy
Biology concepts - hygiene hypothesis, immune regulation, bacterial drug resistance Christian Slater starred in a 2008 American TV series called, ?My Own Worst Enemy.? Slater was a secret agent with a chip in his brain that allowed his employers to turn...
Biology
hygiene, hygienist
Term: hygiene or hygienics, hygienist
Origin: Anc Greek
?????/hygies(=healthy) > ?????/hygeia(=health)
History of word
Hygeia was the daughter and attendant of the medicine-god Asklepios,and sister of Panakeia (all-Cure) and Iaso (Remedy). The Romans named her Salus.
The Hippocratic Oath (Greek physician C5th to C4th B.C.):
"I swear by Apollo the physician, and Asklepios, and Hygeia, and Panakeia, and all the gods and goddesses, that, according to my ability and judgment, I will keep this Oath and this stipulation . . ."
"I swear by Apollo the physician, and Asklepios, and Hygeia, and Panakeia, and all the gods and goddesses, that, according to my ability and judgment, I will keep this Oath and this stipulation . . ."
Definition
- Hygiene is the science which concerns the maintenance of health.
- Hygiene is the application of clean or healthy practices
- Hygienist is the expert on hygiene
- Homework- Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is a disease which is genetically inherited. It causes too much mucus to build up in the lungs and pancreatic duct, causing problems with lungs and the digestive system. Both genes are needed to have the disease and so a person with one...
- Polyomyelitis Or Polio
Term: poliomyelitis or polioLiterally meaning: ?inflammation of the grey bone marrow?Origin: Anc Greek??????/polios(=grey, old)+??????/myelos(=bone marow, core)>???/myo(=be enclosed)+(-???? )(modern Greek -?????)/-ites (=suffix which is used in Greek...
- Euthanasia
Term: euthanasiaOrigin: Anc Greek ??/eu(=prefix meaning "well, good, easy" )???????/thanatos(=death) literally meaning ?easy or good death? Coined The word euthanasia was coined in 1605 by English philosopher Francis Bacon (1561 ?1626)...
- Human Health And Infectious Diseases
Health is a state of complete physical, mental & social well-being. Health is affected by genetic disorders, Infections, change in life style (food, water, rest, exercise, habits etc).Diseases may be Infectious or Non-infectious. Pathogens: Disease...
- The Dirt On Staying Healthy
Biology concepts - hygiene hypothesis, immune regulation, bacterial drug resistance Christian Slater starred in a 2008 American TV series called, ?My Own Worst Enemy.? Slater was a secret agent with a chip in his brain that allowed his employers to turn...