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Table 3 Most frequent symptoms and syndromes and percent patients affected, EWORS, 2000 – 2006.

From: Statistical analyses in disease surveillance systems

Symptom/syndrome

Indonesia

Lao PDR

Perú

Most frequent symptoms

   

   First

Fever (71)

Fever (75)

Fever (80)

   Second

Cough (52)

Cough (44)

Cough (63)

   Third

Cold (46)

Headache (37)

Rhinorrhea (36)

   Fourth

Diarrhea (17)

Cold (27)

Malaise (31)

   Fifth

Vomiting (16)

Malaise (25)

Sore throat (25)

Most frequent syndromes

   

   Febrile

71

75

80

   Respiratory*

47

51

70

   Gastroenteric**

34

25

31

   Any of these three

96

89

96

  1. The numbers represent the percent of patients with the symptom or syndrome, respectively
  2. * Cough or sore throat, ** Diarrhea or vomiting.