Spanish Term | Translation |
| Ablepsia | Ablepsy: blindness |
| Afonia | Aphonia: Laryngitis |
| Apoplexia | Apoplexy: paralysis due to stroke |
Boton de Oriente  | Boil, Furuncle |
| Brucelosis | Brucellosis: bacterial - primary source, cattle |
| Ceguera Brava | Conjunctivitis |
| Colera Morbo (Colera Asiatico) | Cholera Morbus |
| Colico | Colic: spastic pain in the abdomen or bowels |
| Consumimiento | Tuberculosis |
| Culebrilla | Shingles |
| Denticion | Teething: ( 1 ) - cutting of the teeth |
| Derrame | Stroke |
| Difteria | Diptheria: Contagious disease involving the throat |
| Disenteria | Dysentery: inflammation of intestines |
| Escorbuto, Enfermedad de Barlow | Scurvy - Caused by vitamin C deficiency. |
Fiebre:
Amarilla (Vomito Prieto)
Catarrales
Escarlatina
Intermitentes (malignas, terciarias)
Maligna, de Campamentos
Paludica
Puerperal
Tifoidea
| Fever:
Yellow
Induced by colds
Scarlet
Intermitant (malignant, for three days)
Typhus
Malaria
Puerperal: after labor - sometimes fatal.
Typhoid
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| Filaria |
Tropical parasite invading human or animal organisms. Sometimes invading lymphatic systems leading to elephantiasis (enlargement and hardening of tissues).
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| Garotillo | Croup |
| Golondrino | Abcess |
| Gota | Gout |
| Gripe | Influenza |
| Hemorragia Purpura | Hemorraghing into the skin, mucous membranes, internal organs and other tissues. |
| Hidropesia | Hydropsy: edema, fluid accummulation - caused by cardiac insufficiency. |
| Ictericia | Jaundice |
| Lepra (Mal de San Lazaro) | Leprosy |
| Mala Sangre (Mal de Bubas, Mal Galico, Mal Frances) | Syphilis |
| Marasmo | Marasmus: waisting away - malnutrition |
| Mocezuelo | Infantile Tetanus ( 2 ) |
| Muermo | Contagious, virulent disease - primary source, cattle. |
| Nacido/a Muerto/a | Stillborn birth |
| Oftalmia | Eyes, inflammation |
| Parto | Birth |
| Pierna de Barbados | Elephantitis |
| Pian | Tropical contagious disease - with excreting fungal eruptions of the skin. Found prevalent amongst slaves in the 17th century. |
Plaga:
Peste Bubonica (Negra)
Plaga Blanca | Plague:
Bubonic
Tuberculosis |
| Raquitismo | Rickets |
| Saba�on | Chillblain: swelling of extremities due to exposure to cold and heat
| Sarampion | Measles |
| Sarna | Mange, scabies |
| Segunda, La | The afterbirth; placenta |
| Tifus | Typhus |
| Tisis | Tuberculosis |
| Tuberculosis Galopante | Rapid development of Tuberculosis |
| Tos Ferina | Whooping Cough |
| Ulcera Maligna | Cancer |
| Uncinariasis | Hookworm Disease - afflicted mostly the mountain jibaro. Also led to anemia. |
| Viruela | Smallpox |
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