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Catarrh (/ k ə ˈ t ɑːr / kə-TAR) is an inflammation of mucous membranes in one of the airways or cavities of the body, [1] [2] usually with reference to the throat and paranasal sinuses. It can result in a thick exudate of mucus and white blood cells caused by the swelling of the mucous membranes in the head in response to an infection.
Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC, also Spring catarrh, Vernal catarrh or Warm weather conjunctivitis) is a recurrent, bilateral, and self-limiting type of conjunctivitis (pink eye) having a periodic seasonal incidence.
Hartman began selling the product on July 29, 1885, and advertised it as curing catarrh. [1] At its peak, Hartman was earning $100,000 a day from Peruna sales. [2] The drug was reportedly so popular that babies were named after it, [3] as was the mascot of Southern Methodist University. Peruna once released an ad with fifty United States ...
A substance of phlegm. Phlegm (/ ˈ f l ɛ m /; Ancient Greek: φλέγμα, phlégma, "inflammation", "humour caused by heat") is mucus produced by the respiratory system, excluding that produced by the throat nasal passages.
Catarrh is an inflammation of mucous membranes in one of the airways or cavities of the body. It can result in a thick exudate of mucus and white blood cells. Catarrh or catarrhal may also refer to: Catarrh, South Carolina, United States, a settlement; Spring catarrh, a seasonal, warm-weather type of conjunctivitis (pink eye)
A cataract is a cloudy area in the lens of the eye that leads to a decrease in vision of the eye. [1] [7] Cataracts often develop slowly and can affect one or both eyes. [1] ...
Neither Koch nor Weeks gave a name for this bacterium, choosing instead to refer to it in relation to the disease it was causing; Weeks’ paper called it “the bacillus of acute conjunctival catarrh.” [2] In 1889, in the first classification treatise naming bacteria under the Latin binomial system, Trevisan listed it as “Bacillus aegyptius.”
Early 20th century "Frog In Your Throat" box, containing lozenges made of cubeb, tolu balsam, liquorice, white horehound and wild cherry extracts.. Candies to soothe the throat date back to 1000 BC in Egypt's Twentieth Dynasty, when they were made from honey flavored with citrus, herbs, and spices.