When considering the broad topic of the upper respiratory tract infection, catarrh and coryza is mentioned.  What are they and why do old and outdated medical terms still persist.  

Check out the paper mentioned

BLOOM H. Catarrh as a family illness. Proc R Soc Med. 1957 Mar;50(3):167-70. doi: 10.1177/003591575705000312. PMID: 13420158; PMCID: PMC1889102.

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