by David Werner with Carol Thuman and Jane Maxwell ; with drawings by David Werner
Rev. ed
Palo Alto, Calif., U.S.A. :
Hesperian Foundation,
1992
29, 446 p. :
ill. ;
25 cm
Includes indexes
Words to the village health worker (brown pages) -- Homes cures and popular beliefs -- Sicknesses that are often confused -- How to examine a sick person -- How to take care of a sick person -- Healing without medicines -- Right and wrong use of modern medicines -- Antibiotics : what they are and how to use them -- How to measure and give medicine -- Instructions and precautions for injections -- First aid -- Nutrition : what to eat to be healthy -- Prevention : how to avoid many sicknesses -- Some very common sicknesses -- Serious illnesses that need special medical attention -- Skin problems -- The eyes -- The teeth, gums and mouth -- The urinary system and the genitals -- Information for mothers and midwives -- Family planning -- having the number of children you want -- Health and sicknesses of children -- Health and sicknesses of older people -- The medicine kit -- The green pages : the uses, dosage, and precautions for medicines -- The blue pages : new information -- Vocabulary : explaining difficult words -- Addresses for teaching materials -- Index (yellow pages)