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Table 2 Signs, symptoms, and illnesses that informants associated with respiratory disease

From: Understanding community perceptions, social norms and current practice related to respiratory infection in Bangladesh during 2009: a qualitative formative study

Local terminology

Signs, Symptoms and illness

Shash Kosto, Shash nite na para

Difficulty breathing

Joksha

Tuberculosis

Hapani, Adani

Asthma

Kup bhanga, shelesha

Chest in-drawing

Thanda laga

Cold

Hachi

Sneeze

Kashi

Cough

Pet betha

Stomach ache

Pet nama

Cholera

Pete oshukh, amashay

Dysentery

Matha betha

Headache

Ider chura

Inflamed tonsils

Shardi

Runny nose

Jor

Fever

Chok otha

Conjunctivitis

Boshonto, pansha

Pox

Mirki beram

Epilepsy

Kala-azar

Kala-azar

Khujli

Skin diseases