Thursday, February 7, 2013

Why do we fall ill - Discussion on Symptom Vs Sign

Here are some more facts to help you differentiate between the two.

1. Signs are what a doctor sees, symptoms are what a patient experiences.
2. While signs are the physical manifestation of injury, illness or disease, symptoms can be described as what a patient experience about the injury, illness or disease.
3. Signs are objective. Symptoms on the other hand are subjective

You can go to the following links for more information:

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_difference_between_signs_and_symptoms
http://www.differencebetween.net/science/health/difference-between-signs-and-symptoms/
http://firstaid.about.com/od/symptoms/f/09_The_difference_between_signs_and_symptoms.html

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