Table 2 Names and explanatory models for local illnesses in chickens, ducks, and swine
Illness namea | System Affected | Signs | Causes | Treatments | Source of health care | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chicken | 1. | Accidente por abajo | Gastrointestinal | Green diarrhea, inappetence, droopy wings, | Too much dust in the summer, too much rain in the winter. Unburied animals. | Water with batteries, water with coins, medicinal plants, tetracycline | Home care, local stores, local pharmacies. |
2. | Accidente por arriba | Respiratory | Lethargy, inappetence, droopy wings. | Too much dust in the summer, too much rain in the winter. Unburied animals. | No treatment. If treated, animal dies faster. | Home care. | |
3. | Apolio/polio | Neuromuscular | Crooked legs, cannot walk. | Unspecified disease targets legs | Medicinal plants, codeine | Home care, local stores, local pharmacies. | |
4. | Calambres | Neuromuscular | Lethargy, feather loss, legs ache. | Warm weather. | Medicinal plants | Home-care | |
5. | Cólera | Gastrointestinal | Diarrhea, lethargy, inappetence. | Weather changes. | Medicinal plants, loperamide | Home-care, local stores, local pharmacies. | |
6. | Coriza | Respiratory | Swollen face, dyspnea | Weather changes, dust. | Tetracycline, amoxicillin, naproxen | Home-care, local stores, local pharmacies. | |
7. | Soco/pujo/moco | Respiratory disease | Nasal discharge, lethargy, inappetence | Weather changes. | Tetracycline, unspecified eye drops, other antibiotics, oil-soaked feather. | Local stores, local pharmacies, home-care. | |
8. | Viruela/buba | Systemic/cutaneous | Hives, skin rash, blindness, fallen feathers | Wind carries microbes, mosquito bite, crescent moon. | Topical treatments involving heat (with a nail or charcoal) and iodine, chloride, or nail polish. | Home-care. | |
Duck | 1. | Accidente | Systemic | Lethargy, inappetence, green diarrhea, hot ears | Too much dust in the summer, too much rain in the winter. Unburied animals. | No treatment. If treated, animal dies faster. | Home care. |
2. | Mal de ojo | Systemic | Lethargy, green diarrhea | Drunken men, sweating people | Red nail polish in the neck, medicinal plants, isolation. | Home-care, traditional healers. | |
3. | Soco/moquillo | Respiratory disease | Nasal discharge, lethargy, inappetence | Weather changes. | Tetracycline, unspecified eye drops, other antibiotics, oil-soaked feather. | Local stores, local pharmacies, home-care. | |
4. | Buba | Cutaneous | Hives, skin rash, blindness, fallen feathers | Weather changes. | Tetracycline, unspecified eye drops, other antibiotics, oil-soaked feather. | Local stores, local pharmacies, home-care. | |
5. | Calambres | Neuromuscular | Lethargy, feather loss, legs ache. | Warm weather. | Medicinal plants | Home-care | |
6. | Coriza | Respiratory | Swollen face, dyspnea | Weather changes, dust. | Tetracycline, amoxicillin, naproxen | Home-care, local stores, local pharmacies. | |
7. | Accidente por abajo | Gastrointestinal | Green diarrhea, inappetence, droopy wings, | Too much dust in the summer, too much rain in the winter. Unburied animals. | Water with batteries, water with coins, medicinal plants, tetracycline | Home care, local stores, local pharmacies. | |
8. | Apolio/polio | Neuromuscular | Crooked legs, cannot walk. | Unspecified disease targets legs | Medicinal plants, codeine | Home care, local stores, local pharmacies. | |
Swine | 1. | Empacho | Gastrointestinal | Lethargy, inappetence hair loss | Wind, weather changes, dust, lack of vaccination. | Several antibiotics | Local pharmacies, home-care. |
2. | Mal de ojo | Systemic | Lethargy, green diarrhea | Drunken men, sweating people | Medicinal plants, isolation. | Home-care, traditional healers. | |
3. | Parásitos | Gastrointestinal | Diarrhea, lethargy, inappetence | Lack of vaccination, eating garbage. | Lard mixed with panela (unrefined sugar). | Home-care | |
4. | Rasquiña/jiote | Cutaneous | Alopecia, dermatitis, lethargy, inappetence | Contaminated water, lack of vaccination. | Vitamins, anti-parasite medication. | Local pharmacies. |