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. 2016 May 17;9:10.3402/gha.v9.31320. doi: 10.3402/gha.v9.31320

Table 1.

SPEED syndromes

# Syndrome Initial diagnosis Syndrome group
1 Difficulty of breathing and wheezing Acute asthmatic attack Non-communicable
2 Loose stools with visible blood Acute bloody diarrhea Communicable
3 Floppy paralysis of the limbs which occurred recently in a child <15 years who was previously normal Acute flaccid paralysis Communicable
4 Fever with spontaneous bleeding Acute hemorrhagic fever Communicable
5 Yellow eyes or skin with or without fever Acute jaundice syndrome Communicable
6 Visible wasting, with or without bipedal pitting edema Acute malnutrition Non-communicable
7 Cough, colds or sore throat with or without fever Acute respiratory infection Communicable
8 Loose stools, 3 or more in the past 24 h with or without dehydration Acute watery diarrhea Communicable
9 Animal bites Animal bites Communicable
10 Eye itchiness, redness with or without discharge Conjunctivitis Communicable
11 Fever Fever Communicable
12 Fever with other symptoms not listed above Fever with other symptoms not specified above Communicable
13 Fractures Fractures Injury
14 High blood pressure (≥140/90) High blood pressure Non-communicable
15 Known diabetes Known diabetes mellitus Non-communicable
16 Open wounds and bruises/burns Open wounds and bruises/burns Injury
17 Skin disease Skin disease Communicable
18 Fever with headache, muscle pains and any of the following: eye irritation, jaundice, skin rash, scanty urination Suspected leptospirosis Communicable
19 Fever with rash Suspected measles Communicable
20 Fever with severe headache and stiff neck in children 12 months and older/Fever and bulging fontanels or refusal to suckle in children <12 months Suspected meningitis Communicable
21 Spasms of neck and jaw (lock jaw) Tetanus Communicable

From Health Emergency Management Bureau (3).