Tag Archives: community healthcare in Latin America

tapar

v. to cover; “Me tapa la respiración,” means “I can’t breathe.”

susto

m. a fright; as a folk illness it is sometimes treated with a ritual (see ensalmar) or salty water; thought to cause diabetes

sajumar/sahumar

v. ritual treatment of passing children through smoke by a curandero; see desahumar

riñones

m. kidneys, commonly thought to be the cause of lumbar pain