Martin Duffy, a Boston consultant and economist, thought he just had a sore throat.

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He had a sore throat, a cough, and a fever of 103.

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Others who've had a procedure through their mouth complain of a sore throat.

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"Marc was fine Monday, although he had a slight hamstring problem, and overnight he developed a sore throat, " explained Ward.

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Waller made it to the final ten hopefuls despite this but had to pull out with a voice-killing sore throat.

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Crocker, who was suffering from a sore throat last weekend when the U.S. had to settle for third in the 4x100 freestyle relay, was a mere 0.04 seconds adrift in 51.29.

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About 43 percent of the volunteers had signs of infection plus cold symptoms, such as a stuffy nose, cough, and sore throat.

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