Subtle difference between resfriado and catarro?
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Are these words for a cold generally used the same way? Gracias.
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updated Jan 18, 2011
posted by Bob_C
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Yes, it's the same thing
updated Jan 18, 2011
posted by Dakie
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Not that subtle. "Resfriado" is normally cause by viruses making you sneeze and affecting your temperature. In "catarro" there is usually an inflammation in the nose and/or throat, accompanied by a mucous secretion in the nose and the throat, plus occasional cough.
But not being medical terms, you cannot take them literally, of course.
updated Jan 17, 2011
edited by lazarus1907
posted by lazarus1907
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From Spanish Wikipedia
El resfriado común, catarro o resfrío es una enfermedad infecciosa viral leve del sistema respiratorio superior que afecta a personas de todas las edades, altamente contagiosa, causada fundamentalmente por rinovirus y coronavirus.
updated Jan 17, 2011
posted by pesta
