Hygiene Naval

Naval hygiene is a section of military hygiene devoted to the study of the influence of operating and living conditions on ships and naval bases on Navy personnel and the development of specific sanitary and hygienic measures, standards and requirements.

Naval hygiene studies the issues of ensuring optimal conditions for naval service, life and rest of fleet personnel in order to preserve their health, high performance and combat readiness. Particular attention is paid to studying the influence of specific factors of the marine environment - pitching, vibration, noise, microclimate of enclosed spaces, isolation from land, etc. Measures are being developed to prevent and combat such diseases typical of sailors as seasickness, overwork, stress.

The tasks of hygiene of the navy include monitoring the state of the air environment, water supply, food, sanitary equipment on ships and coastal facilities, and developing sanitary and hygienic requirements for naval equipment and weapons. An important role is given to sanitary education of fleet personnel on issues of personal and public hygiene.

Naval hygiene is a section of military hygiene devoted to the study of the peculiarities of the operating conditions and living conditions of the navy on ships and military bases. It is here that the main contingent is men who spend most of their time on board the ship. When they are not fighting the enemy, they monitor the technical data of the ship and repair it. All this requires time, physical strength, as well as periodic rest in the cabin. And all this can affect the health of each fighter. In such conditions, the main measure is proper nutrition - this is a high-calorie diet with an optimal ratio between proteins, fats and carbohydrates in the diet. In addition, food should be rich in vitamins, mineral salts, microelements, i.e. not with a minimum daily set of ingredients, but with a balanced amount of nutrients of each of them.

Common illnesses that occur among Navy personnel are scurvy, gastrointestinal diseases, frostbite, and skin lesions. Scurvy is one of the most dangerous diseases among sailors due to prolonged stay indoors, lack of fresh air, insufficient nutrition and monotony in diet (depletion of vitamin C reserves). In sailors it develops much faster than in paratroopers and ground troops