Why Is Personal Hygience so Important?

Insufficient practices conducive to good health involving the scalp or hair can lead to head lice. Lice can be more pervasive. Body lice affects bodies that haven't been thoroughly cleaned. Poor bodily cleaning can also lead to scabies and ringworm.

Being negligent in cleaning the feet properly can lead to athlete's foot. The hands aren't immune; failure to sufficiently clean the hands on a frequent basis can lead to diarrheal illness.