Author Archives: Winfred

In kenya about 5250 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer every year and 3286 die from the disease.Cervical Cancer is caused by Human papilloma virus. Hpv infection occurs when the virus enters the body through abrations,cuts or small tears in your skin.Hpv spreads through sexual contact or body to body contact.Most strains don’t cause infectionsContinue reading “Human papilloma virus(Hpv)”

So what do you know about UTI?When i was little,i used to get a burning sensation while urinating. It didn’t worry me much because it would come and go.I didn’t even know the correct way to wipe myself after using the toilet until i heard a friend talk about it in highschool.Thats why am writingContinue reading “Urinary Tract infection (UTI)”

Mostly we only use vinegar in dressing our salads but their are other uses of vinegar.The acidic nature of vinegar makes it dissolve grease and kill bacteria making it an eco-friendly multipurpose cleaner. White distilled vinegar is the best for cleaning because it doesn’t cointain any colouring agent.One should mix equal amount of vinegar andContinue reading “Vinegar in cleaning”

Refrigerators store food and keep the food fresh but lack of proper fridge hygiene can lead to food poisoning.There are some bacteria which thrive in cold places like Listeria monocytes which can contaminate our food. Refrigerators should be cleaned regularly with detergents and disinfected with diluted bleach.The refrigerator should be kept fresh by placing anContinue reading “Fridge hygiene”

How often do you change your bedsheets? After a very short amount of time your bedsheets get covered with sweat,saliva,dead skin cells and oils from the skin.This creates a good environment for bacterial growth and dust mites. A study done found gram negative rods in bedsheets and these bacteria commonly cause pneumonia and other infections.DustContinue reading “Importance of washing bedsheets.”

When i was growing up i really thought that Virginal yeast infection was sexually transmitted and when i was in high school people said that it was because of lack of proper virginal hygiene. Virginal yeast infection is totally a normal thing and one shouldn’t be ashamed of it because of the misconceptions. In theContinue reading “Virginal Yeast Infection.”

Recently,i was talking to a friend who thought that because the corona virus is killed by any soap all viruses are killed by any soap so no need of disinfectants and sanitizers.But that’s totally not the truth. There are two types of viruses.Enveloped viruses and the non-enveloped viruses.Enveloped viruses have an outer membrane which isContinue reading “Importance of quality detergents.”

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