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DESCRIPTION |
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| For bitten by "not-like-ours", para sa paakon sa dili-ingon-nato |
Culturally defined, afflicted by not-like-ours |
Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo |
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| "Pasmo" (Bisaya), "Pasma" (Tagalog) |
Pasmo is described as a feeling of being cold and easy fatigability. |
Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo |
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| Anarip |
The belly grows bigger, painful, the whole body is swollen. |
Mindoro - Hanunuo tribe |
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| Apli (Cuts) |
Not provided |
Kalinga - UMA tribe |
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| Aritis |
Itchy skin, has circles on the skin with water, inflammatory, the whole body can have aritis. |
Mindoro - Hanunuo tribe |
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| Arthritis |
Not provided |
Kalinga - UMA tribe |
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| Atung (Cough and Colds) |
Not provided |
Kalinga - UMA tribe |
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| Bakukang (Bangkukang) |
Large, oval, painful growths on the skin, often grows on the foot. Patient can?t walk because of the pain. The lesion can be watery, with visible center. |
Mindoro - Hanunuo tribe |
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| Balis |
Head ache that?s not relieved by conventional medications like taking paracetamol. |
Mindoro - Hanunuo tribe |
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| Bangkawon/ Bunuon sa dili-ingon-nato (pain inflicts on a specific body part and passes thru a separate direction. |
Inflicted person had a hard time breathing. It is believed that inside the infected body part is a big wound. |
Davao - Tagabawa Bagobo |
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