Diseases | Local name | Local diagnosis/symptomatology |
---|---|---|
Malaria/fever | Iba | Head ache, high body temperature, loss of appetite, weakness |
Typhoid | Iba Jefun Jefun | Head ache, stomach pain, loss of appetite, high body temperature, diarrhea |
Jaudice related diseases/hepatitis | Iba ponju poto/ Iba Jedo jedo | Fever, body weakness, yellow eyes, yellow urine, |
Hypertension | Eje ruru | Weakness, sleeplessness, head ache |
Diarrhea | Igbe gbuuru | Watery stool, weakness, dryness of the skin, frequent stooling |
TB | Iko ife | Cough, weakness, loss of weight, coughing bloody sputum, excessive night sweats |
Cholera | Arun onigbameji | Watery stool and vomiting at the same time, weakness, dryness of the skin |
Measles | Ita/Olode | High body temperature, body rashes, loss of appetite in children |
Convulsion | Giri | High body temperature, inability to eat, weakness, seizures/convulsion |
Diabetes mellitus | Atogbe | Sugary urine, excessive urination, excessive thirst, weight loss, |
Schistosomiasis | Atosi Aja | Terminal haematuria |
Peptic ulcer | Ogbe inu | Epigastric tenderness, peppery epigastric pain, Pain related to fasting, |
Asthma | Iko gule gule | Cough, difficulty with breathing, chest over expansion during breathing, |
Stroke | Egba | Weakness, sleeplessness, immobilization, loss of memory |