With all of these diseases, medicines ,vaccinations, and cures had to be made. For example, a way to heal blood problems was to have a blood transfusions. This was risky and could hurt the soldiers more but it had to be done in emergencies. Atabrine was used to fight malaria which is caused from a parasite that is entered in the body through mosquito bites. Treatments for broken bones improved through x-rays which allowed the doctors and nurses to see the injury better and provide the proper treatment.