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Many people catch a cold in the springtime or fall. It makes us wonder: if scientists can send a man to the moon, why can’t they find a good remedy for the common cold? The answer is easy. There are hundreds of kinds of cold viruses out there. You never know which one you will get, so there isn’ta remedy for each one.
   When a virus attacks your body, your body works hard to get rid of it. You feel terrible but your body is actually fighting with the virus. Your temperature goes up and you get a fever, but the heat of your body is killing the virus.
   Different people have different remedies for colds. In America and some other countries, some people take hot baths and drink warm water to feel better, others take some medicine to stop the fever and runny nose.
   There is one interesting thing to note—some scientists say bodies can do an amazing job on their own when you have a cold, so taking medicine isn’t actually good for you. The virus stays in you longer because your body doesn’t have a way to kill it by itself.
   There is a joke, however, on taking medicine when you have a cold. It goes like this: it takes about one week to get over a cold if you don’ttake medicine, but only seven days to get over a cold if you take medicine.