Hygiene in a survival situation is critical to making sure you stay healthy. There are myriad parasites, bacteria and viruses lurking out there and ensuring you do not catch them is paramount because a sick you means a weakened and less effective you, which can be deadly.

You also have to avoid infections, which can be as problematic and deadly as disease.

In fact, entire armies have been rendered useless because of diseases, often due to poor hygiene or an outbreak of disease that sweeps through the entire unit.

Fortunately, there are some pretty simple basics you can include in your survival kit or bug-out bag that will greatly reduce the possibility of you catching a disease of an infection.

On the next page, we cover the basics of outdoor hygiene and the essentials you must include in your survival kit.

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