I’ve been fairly healthy for the past few years without catching a cold, but for some reason I caught a summer cold. I think it was the first time in my life that I’ve ever experienced this. During the intense heat of September, I felt chills all over my body and my throat hurt. At first I thought it was just a mild case of summer fatigue, but gradually the various symptoms of a cold became more apparent. Still, I stubbornly denied that it was a cold, saying, “There’s no way I could catch a cold in this heat. It’s summer fatigue”. However, when the thermometer showed a high fever of 39 degrees, I had no choice but to admit that it was a cold. (Kei)

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