Wellbeing quiz Taking care of your body
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What is the minimum duration you should spend on scrubbing your hand, while washing it?
- 10 seconds
- 20 seconds
- 20 minutes
It’s as long as humming the "Happy Birthday" song from beginning to end twice.
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What is the best hygiene practice when you sneeze or cough?
- Cough or sneeze into the crook of your arm
- Cough or sneeze into your hands
- No need to cover your mouth
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Bathing regularly helps remove dirt, sweat, sebum, germs and .........................
- Unwanted hair
- Dead skin cells
- Sweat glands
New skin cells are constantly formed at the bottom of the skin. As newer cells continue to form and move up, older cells rise to the surface of your skin and die. What you see on your body are, in fact, dead skin cells. You lose about 40,000 dead skin cells off the surface of our skin every minute.
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What causes smelly feet?
- Infection of nail bed
- Nail overgrowth
- Buildup of sweat and resulting bacteria growth
The organic acids and chemical compounds released by the bacteria that thrive on sweaty feet give out a bad odour. You can stop your feet from stinking by keeping them clean and dry.
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?
- Biting nails can cause hangnails and infection of nail beds
- After washing your feet, it is important to dry the feet using a towel
- Unclean clothes do not harbour harmful germs or spread diseases
