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• n  inflammation of the nose and throat with increased production of mucus

• As the Frenchman worries about his liver and the Englishman complains about his catarrh, the American is concerned with his mental health.
• Last week His Majesty, having celebrated his Silver Jubilee last year, was taken with a bad cold (bronchial catarrh).
• Whether they called their complaint a cold or catarrh, die Grippe or flu, the answer was the same: for none of these illnesses caused by viruses does medicine have a cure.

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• Rene Preval in CBS News (blog)
  I have a severe dose of catarrh which has made it difficult for me to breath. It is caused by strenuous campaign across the country; sickness is a different kettle of fish but, In sha Allah (God willing), I shall return to Nigeria on Sunday to... Yar Adua http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umaru_Yar%27Adua&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNERHdb-vVPgW5g4FRSYASoglWy-6Q AllAfrica.com http://www.google.com/url?q=http://allafrica.com/stories/200703080028.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNE2tIycPb9ealaY-3B2aTYfnxNIUw Mar 8, 2007 15662 21838 catastrophe All of the hospitals are packed with people. It is a catastrophe," Preval said.