Werner Ch. 12 Flashcards
What are some basic guideline for personal hygiene?
- Always wash your hands with soap and water after bowel movement, and before cooking or eating
- Bathe often when the weather is hot. Helps prevent dandruff, infections in the skin, pimples, itching, and rashes. People who are sick and babies too should bathe everyday
- If hookworms are common, do not go barefoot. Can cause anemia when they enter through the soles of the feet.
- Brush teeth everyday and after eating candy. Rub with baking soda and salt if there is no toothpaste
What are some basic guidelines for cleanliness in the home?
- Don’t let animals where children play
- Don’t let dogs lick children or climb up beds
- Clean bowel movements if children or animals have done it
- hand or spread sheets in the sun. Pour boiling water if there are bedbugs
- Check for lice
- Do not spit on the floor. Cover mouth when coughing or sneezing
- Clean the house often
What are some guideline for public cleanliness(sanitation)?
- Keep wells and public water closed and don’t let animals near where people get drinking water
- Do not defecate or throw garbage near water
- Burn all garbage that can be burned. Bury if it cannot be burned.
- Build latrines so animals can’t reach human waste
What are closed latrines?
Outside toilets
How should a closed latrine be made?
20 m from any house and 1-2 m deep. Make sure the slap is washed and closed.
What is a fly trapping latrine?
Make a slab with 2 holes in it. Put a ventilation pipe with fly screen. Leave a hole that must be dark where flies will go in.
What is giardia?
An ameba that lives in the gut and causes diarrhea in children and can be chronic.
What are symptoms of giardia?
Yellow and bad smelling diarrhea that is full of bubbles without blood or mucus. Belly can be swollen with gas and have cramps. Person can fart or burp(has sulfur taste) as well.
What can you treat giardia with?
If it is severe then metronidazole or quinacrine since it is cheaper but can cause worse side effects.
