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Table 4 Households reporting signs of illness in the past 15 days, frequencies

From: Local disease concepts relevant to the design of a community-based surveillance program for influenza in rural Guatemala

Local term

Translationa

Chicken (N = 62)

Ducks (n = 17)

Swine (n = 8)

Tristeza

Sadness

45

10

2

No come

Not eating, lack of appetite

40

18

6

Ronchas en la piel

Skin rash

40

1

0

Postración, Echado

Prostration, recumbent

37

17

3

Debilidad

Weakness

37

7

1

Cuesta respirar

Difficulty to breath

37

6

0

Mocos, flemas

Nasal discharge

35

3

0

Ojos hinchados

Swollen eyes

32

3

1

Alas caídas

Droopy wings

31

7

--

Fiebre

Fever

30

4

2

Cuesta caminar

Difficulty to walk

29

9

1

Deshidratación

Dehydration

29

5

2

Estornudos

Sneezing

28

2

0

Tos

Coughing

26

2

1

Secreciones oculares

Eye discharge

25

2

1

Ciego

Blindness

24

7

0

Plumas caídas/pelo caído

Fallen feathers/hair

14

3

2

Piel hinchada

Swollen skin

8

1

1

--

Other signs

5

3

5

  1. aLikely translation to English of the local terms used in Spanish