Table 1 The seven syndromes under surveillance in the 41st exposition, Pudong New Area, Shanghai City, China, 2010
From: SCM: a practical tool to implement hospital-based syndromic surveillance
Syndrome | Typical symptoms |
|---|---|
Acute respiratory syndrome | Fever with at least one of the following: cough, sputum, hemoptysis, chest pain, breathing difficulties |
Acute gastrointestinal syndrome | Fever with at least one of the following: vomiting, diarrhea, pus/mucus in stool |
Rash with fever | Fever with at least one of the following: herpes, maculopapular rash |
Neurological syndrome | Fever with at least one of the following: headache, projectile vomiting, shock, altered consciousness, sudden body pain |
Hemorrhagic fever | Fever with at least one of the following: skin or mucous congestion, petechiae, bleeding, bloody stool |
Botulism-like syndrome | At least one of the following: sudden blurred vision, dysphagia |
Acute viral hepatitis | At least one of the following: hepatosplenomegaly, acute jaundice, lymphadenopathy |