to help prevent

use water

1. diarrhea, worms, gut infections

boil or filter drinking water, wash hands, etc.

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2. skin infections

bathe often

3. wounds becoming infected; tetanus

wash wounds well with soap and clean water

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to treat

use water

1. diarrhea, dehydration

drink plenty of liquids

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2. illnesses with fever

drink plenty of liquids

3. high fever

remove clothing and soak body with cool water

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4. minor urinary infections (common in women)

drink plenty of water

5. cough, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, whooping cough

drink a lot of water and breathe hot water vapors (to loosen mucus)

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6. sores, impetigo, ringworm of skin or scalp, cradle cap, pimples

scrub with soap and clean water

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7. infected wounds, abscesses, boils

hot soaks or compresses

8. stiff, sore muscles and joints

hot compresses

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9. itching, burning, or weeping irritations of the skin

cold compresses

10. minor burns

hold in cold water at once

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11. sore throat or tonsillitis

gargle with warm salt water

12. acid, lye, dirt, or irritating substance in eye

flood eye with cool water at once, and continue for 30 minutes

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13. stuffed up nose

sniff salt water

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14. constipation, hard stools

drink lots of water (also, enemas are safer than laxatives, but do not overuse)

15. cold sores or fever blisters

hold ice on blister for 1 hr. at first sign

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