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Check List of Diseases

• Diseases - Specific
• Diseases - Symptoms
• Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases

Diseases - SpecificCheck List of Diseases

English	ChiBemba	ChiNyanja	Ci Tonga	Si Lozi
Worms	Nsokanda ("snakes of the tummy")
Hookworm	Nsokanda
Malnutrition	Bulwele bwansala("sickness caused by hunger")
Kwashokor	Cifimba (swelling)
Impetigo	Bulwele bwankanda ukulaubuka kwati mulilo
Boils	Fipute (Plural) Cipute(singular)
Scabies	Mpile
Ringworms	Fiseseya
Lice	Inda (zero prefix)
Bites	Kusumwa(eg. by snake, dog etc.)
Poisoning	Sumu(poisoni)corrupted from English
Goiter	Cibukulo(singular),Fibukulo (plural)
Sleeping sickness	Bulwele bwatulo
Cholera	Cholera(derived from English)
Jaundice	Mutuntula(derived from Mutuntula fruit color)
Hernia	Nsula
Measles	Kansakala
Mumps	Sakatila
Whooping cough	Cifuba ca kusinkila
Diptheria	Cifuba ca ku pipila
Small pox	Mwalo unono
Tuberculosis	Cifuba ca ntanda bwanga
Leprosy	Fibashi
Malaria	Bulwele bwa mpepo
Bilharziasis	Mubongola
Rickettioses	Mangobe
Blindness	Bupofu
Syphilis	Kaswende
Herpes zoster	Mulilo wa lesa
AIDS	Kondoloka(kalyelye)
Madness	Bushilu
Convulsions	Kufuluba
Paralysis	Bulebe
Fits, seizures	Musanfu
Fracture	Kukontoka
Intoxications	Kukolwa
Confusional state	Kufulungana
Delirium	Cikonko
Jealousy	Bufuba
Depression	Kusakamana
Hallucinations	Kumona ifingelengwe(kufungana)
Peptic ulcer	Cilonda mukati ka muasana
Gastric ulcer	Cilonda mu mala
Appendicitis	Bukali mwisamba lyefumo
Dehydration	Kucepelwa amenshi mu mubili(mubili means body)
Dysentary	Kupolomya umulopa
Anaemia	Kushikwata umulopa
Pneumonia	Tulaso
Mastoiditis	Kufimba mu matwi
Cataracts	Fisanga palinso; cisanga (singular)

Diseases - SymptomsCheck List of Diseases

English	ChiBemba	ChiNyanja	Ci Tonga	Si Lozi
Fever	Mpepo
Common cold	Cifine
Runny nose	Mona ukupompa("nose pumping mucus")
Loss of voice	Ishiwe ukuya("the voice is gone")
Sore throat	Filonda pamukoshi
Cough	Cifuba
Cough with sputum	Kukola ne fikola(fikola means sputum)
Blood in the sputum	Mulopa mufikola
Wounds	Filonda
Shock	Kufwa icitu(mutombo)
Unconsciousness	Kufenta (derived from faint)
Dumb	Cibulu
Rash	Fyakufuluma pa mubili
Enlarged glands	Kufimba
Marasmus	Kondoloka (thining)
Loss of weight	Kupepuka
Headache	Mutwe ukukalipa
Pollar	Kukama umulopa
Chest pain	Mucifuba ukukalipa
Shortness of brreath	Kukana pema bwino
Heart burn	Cilungulila
Distension	Lutumba
Vomiting	Kuluka
Abdominal pain	Kukalipwa mumala
Constipation	Kufimbilwa
Diarrhoea	Kupolomya
Blackstools	Mafisho yafita(always in plural)
Blood in stools	Mulopa mu mafisho
Stomach ache	Mumala ukukalipa
Nausea	Museluselu
Weakness and numbness	Kupomponteka
Muscle and joint pains	Minofu mu majointi ukukalipa
Leg muscle pain	Munofu wa mukulu ubukali
Swelling feet	Kufimba amolu
Backache	Musana ukukalipa
Sleeplessness	Kukana lala tulo
Retention	Kukana sunda
Blood in the urine	Mulopa mu misu
Pain in flank	Bukali mumbali ya lufumo
Genital sores	Filonda kwisamba(euphemism)
Penile discharge	Fifuma ku mwaume
Eye conditions	Kulwala kwa menso
Ear conditions	Kulwala kwa matwi
Nose conditions	Kulwala kwa mona
Mouth conditions	Kulwala kwa mukanwa

Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases

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