Malaise - Wikipedia Malaise From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Feeling of general discomfort For the Swedish entomologist and inventor of the Malaise trap, see René Malaise. Medical condition Malaise Other names Discomfort, uneasiness Pronunciation /məˈleɪz/ mə-LAYZ Specialty Family medicine, Internal medicine, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Psychiatry, Clinical psychology Symptoms Feeling of uneasiness or discomfort Diagnostic method Based on symptoms Differential diagnosis Pain, anxiety, depression Look up malaise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. As a medical term, malaise is a feeling of general discomfort, uneasiness, or pain, and often the first sign of an infection or other disease.[1] The word has existed in French since at least the 12th century. The term is often used figuratively in other contexts, in addition to its meaning as a general state of angst or melancholy. Contents 1 Cause 2 Figurative use 3 See also 4 Notes and references 5 External links Cause[edit] Malaise is a non-specific symptom and can be present in the slightest ailment, such as an emotion (causing fainting, a vasovagal response) or hunger (light hypoglycemia[2]), to the most serious conditions (cancer, stroke, heart attack, internal bleeding, etc.). Malaise expresses a patient's uneasiness that "something is not right" that may need a medical examination to determine the significance. Malaise is thought to be caused by the activation of an immune response, and the associated pro-inflammatory cytokines.[3] Figurative use[edit] "Economic malaise" refers to an economy that is stagnant or in recession (compare depression). The term is particularly associated with the 1973–75 United States recession.[4] A speech made by US President Jimmy Carter in 1979 is commonly referred to as the "malaise speech", although the word itself was not actually in the speech.[5] See also[edit] Fatigue (medical) Prodrome Post-exertional malaise Malaise Créole Malaise era Ennui Notes and references[edit] ^ "Malaise: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia". medlineplus.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. ^ Sommerfield, Andrew J.; Deary, Ian J.; McAulay, Vincent; Frier, Brian M. (1 February 2003). "Short-Term, Delayed, and Working Memory Are Impaired During Hypoglycemia in Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes". Diabetes Care. 26 (2): 390–396. doi:10.2337/diacare.26.2.390. PMID 12547868. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016 – via care.diabetesjournals.org. ^ Dantzer, Robert (1 December 2016). "Cytokine, Sickness Behavior, and Depression". Immunology and allergy clinics of North America. 29 (2): 247–264. doi:10.1016/j.iac.2009.02.002. ISSN 0889-8561. PMC 2740752. PMID 19389580. ^ One example can be found in The Next 200 Years: A Scenario for America and the World, by Herman Kahn et al., published in 1976, p. 2. ^ ""Crisis of Confidence" Speech (July 15, 1979)". Miller Center, University of Virginia. Archived from the original (text and video) on July 21, 2009. External links[edit] Classification D ICD-10: R53 ICD-9-CM: 780.7 External resources MedlinePlus: 003089 eMedicine: search/Malaise Look up malaise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. MedlinePlus Encyclopedia: 003089 v t e Signs and symptoms that are general or constitutional Temperature heat Fever of unknown origin drug-induced postoperative Hyperthermia Hyperhidrosis Night sweats cold Chills Hypothermia Aches and pains Headache Chronic pain Cancer pain Myalgia Tenderness Malaise and fatigue Lassitude Lethargy Atrophy of muscle Debility (or asthenia) Miscellaneous Cachexia Anorexia Polyphagia and polydipsia Flu-like symptoms v t e Common cold Viruses Adenovirus Coronavirus Enterovirus Rhinovirus Symptoms Cough Fatigue Fever Headache Loss of appetite Malaise Muscle aches Nasal congestion Rhinorrhea Sneezing Sore throat Weakness Complications Acute bronchitis Bronchiolitis Croup Otitis media Pharyngitis Pneumonia Sinusitis Strep throat Drugs Antiviral drugs Pleconaril (experimental) Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malaise&oldid=1021288231" Categories: Symptoms and signs Emotions French medical phrases Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Navigation menu Personal tools Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Namespaces Article Talk Variants Views Read Edit View history More Search Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Donate Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Cite this page Wikidata item Print/export Download as PDF Printable version Languages العربية Català Čeština Deutsch Ελληνικά Español Euskara فارسی Français Nederlands Norsk nynorsk Simple English ไทย Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 3 May 2021, at 22:00 (UTC). 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