Disease & Sickness in Haitian Creole

This article lists many of the most common illness, sickness, disease, or medical complaint names in Haitian Creole.

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Koman ou di non maladi ou soufri an kreyol:
How you can say the sickness you suffer in Creole:

Dezidrate – Dehydrated
Pèdi dlo – Dehydrated
Chagren – Sadness
Depresyon – Depression
Chofi – foot fungus
Dyare – diarrhea
Tèt vire – dizzy
Anfleman – swelling
Lafyèv – fever
Gratèl – inching
Pèd apeti – loss of appetite
Endispoze – faiting
Kè plen – indegestion
Batman kè – racing heart
Gòj fè mal – sore throat
Etoufman – trouble breathing
Tranbleman – shaking hands
Vomisman – vomiting
Feblès – weakness
Souf anlè – rapid breathing
Anflamasyon – inflamation
Opresyon – asthma
Tansyon wo – high blood pressure
Kansè – cancer
Maladi ren – kidney disease
Maladi fwa – liver disease
Malarya – malaria
Kriz tansyon – blood pressure crisis
Malnitrisyon – malnutrition
Kolestewòl oubyen grès nan San – high cholesterol or grease in blood
Dyabèt – diabetes
Tansyon ba – low blood pressure
Tibèkiloz – Tuberculosis
Tifoyid – Typhoid
SIDA – Aids

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