 It also includes attention to keeping surfaces in the home and workplace, including bathroom facilities, clean and pathogen-free.Some regular hygiene practices may be considered good habits by the society, while the neglect of hygiene can be considered disgusting, disrespectful, or threatening.First attested in English in 1676, the word "hygiene" comes from the French "hygiène", the latinisation of the Greek ὑγιεινή (τέχνη) "hygieinē technē", meaning "(art) of health", from ὑγιεινός "hygieinos", "good for the health, healthy", in turn from ὑγιής ("hygiēs"), "healthful, sound, salutary, wholesome".