Contents Introduction to the English ed. -- Words to the village health worker -- 1. Home cures and popular beliefs -- 2. Sicknesses that are often confused -- 3. How to examine a sick person -- 4. How to take care of a sick person -- 5. Healing without medicines -- 6. Right and wrong use of modern medicines -- 7. Antibiotics: what they are and how to use them -- 8. How to measure and give medicine -- 9. Instructions and precautions for injections -- 10. First aid -- 11. Nutrition: what to eat to be healthy -- 12. Prevention: how to avoid many sicknesses -- 13. Some very common sicknesses -- 14. Serious illnesses that need special medical attention -- 15. Skin problems -- 16. The eyes -- 17. The teeth, gums, and mouth -- 18. The uninary system and the genitals -- 19. Information for mothers and midwives -- 20. Family planning-having the number of children you want -- 21. Health and sicknesses of children -- 22. Health and sicknesses of elder people -- 23. The medicine kit. Note Includes index.