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The web describes infection as the “detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species”. But for common people like us infection are house irritating things that causes a running nose, gives us headaches, and makes us miss schools.!!

Infections are mainly caused by small microscopic organism called bacteria, fungus, parasites or virus.

Infections are largely categorized into 5 broad categories like colds & flu, common infections, sexually transmitted diseases, bacterial & viral infections, fungal infections, skin infections & rashes, stomach & intestinal infections.

The best way to protect one from infectious diseases is to lead a healthy hygienic life. Personal hygiene should always be a top priority. Secondly some basic steps like covering our nose and mouth while sneezing is also important to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Proper medication and appropriate drugs are very important to cure infectious diseases so they don’t linger on longer than necessary.

• The first and most important thing one must do is to de-stress oneself. This can be done with meditation, deep breathing exercises, positive thinking, and exercising.
• Eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.
• Get enough sleep.
• Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day.
• Try not to go out into the sun too often, or if you have to be outdoors, then make sure you have a good sun-screen on your face.
• Gently massage your face with coconut oil before you go to bed. Leave it for a while and then wash it off before sleeping.
• Smile a lot

It is extremely important to know how to cope with stress, so that you can lead a relatively stress-free life. Learn to age gracefully… If your skin doesn’t look great, nothing you wear is going to make you look spectacular. Take care of skin now so wrinkles don’t make you age too fast in time.

Good fingernails are a sign of well-kept hands. There are a number of nail remedies making the rounds to help you really dress up in those denims or satins. Here’s some nail-advice and a peek into what’s happening and what’s not in nail care and the fashion industry. Nails are made up of a protein called keratin and minerals. They protect the delicate tips of our fingers and toes. We use our hands a great deal and we need to make sure that our nails are strong and well-maintained. Sometimes we may choose to wear open footwear. Our toenails therefore have to look good, strong and shiny as well.

Keep your nails trimmed short, immediately after a bath. Alternately, soak your hands and feet in warm soapy water for a while, to soften the nails, and then trim them. Using a nail file to file and shape your nails will make your nails look good and cared-for.

Exercise is a word that is normally associated with “staying healthy”. Exercise is a broad term. It does not always mean strenuous workouts and power yoga. Walking a mile every morning can also be termed “exercise”. In short, exercise is an activity schedule that one follows regularly in order to keep healthy; which includes mental and physical well being. Exercising is important for a human being as it helps the body to stay in shape, keeps one fit and healthy and provides the body with freshness and energy at every step of the day.

Mental exercise is also a kind of exercise. It involves honing your mental skills and improvement of thinking abilities. There are mental exercises like abacus and speed mental math for children. Sudoku is another number game that stimulates mental skills and concentration levels in children and adults alike. Yoga and meditation is another way of “exercising to stay healthy”.

The human immune system is, if spoken correctly, quite a miraculous one. This is one involuntary system that involves the participation of one of the components of blood, the white blood cells and the extra cellular fluid, called the lymph. Also referred to as the lymphocytes, the white blood cells are classified to B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes. T lymphocytes are responsible for the production of antibodies which take part in all the immune responses of the body.

Whenever there is the entry of a harmful, disease causing organism in the body, the white blood cells get activated and produce antibodies which combats and kills the organism, hence preventing the disease. Moreover a memory of the particular organism is retained for any possible need to combat it in the future. The immune system is what keeps us disease free, as much as possible. A breakdown of the immune system can prove fatal.