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Table 5 Households reporting causes 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

Reported Causea

Translation

Chicken (n = 62)

Ducks (n = 17)

Swine (n = 8)

Calor

Hot weather

27

6

1

Cambios de clima

Weather changes

24

2

0

Polvo

Dust

23

5

1

Verano

Summer

22

3

2

Lluvia

Rain

18

2

0

Virus

Virus

16

5

1

Aire

Air

16

3

1

Invierno

Winter

16

2

0

Mosquito

Mosquito

16

2

0

Animals muertos no enterrados

Unburied dead animals

14

3

0

Vendedores de animales

Animal sellers

9

3

0

Alimentos

Food

4

0

2

Sangre pesada, energía fuerte

Ill-natured person, person with strong energy

1

3

0

Persona sudada

Sweaty person

0

4

0

  1. aCauses names use the likely translation to English of the local terms used in Spanish