Resuming Activities and Exercise After Heart Surgery. If your surgery required an incision on your sternum (breastbone), it will take about 6-8 weeks for your sternum to heal. During this time, you may do light household chores, such as laundry, shopping, cooking, light gardening, dusting, and washing dishes when you feel up to it.
The most common culprits of a viral throat infection include coxsackievirus, mononucleosis, and the flu. Mononucleosis (mono) is a virus that causes symptoms that can last for weeks or months at a time. Viral throat infections are best treated with rest, liquids and other home remedies. If the sore throat causes you to have trouble breathing or a high fever, or results in spots in the back of your throat, call your doctor.
The majority of sore throats are triggered by a viral infection. These are infections caused by a virus, such as the cold and flu. Other types of viral infections include: 1  mononucleosis: infectious disease typically transmitted through saliva.2  measles: contagious illnesses characterized by a distinct rash and fever.hese types of infections include: 1  strep throat: inflammation of the throat caused by the Streptococcal bacteria. 2  diphtheria: infectious disease that causes throat inflammation. 3  whooping cough: disease of the respiratory mucous membrane.