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I have a chest viral infection, when can i go back to work?
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When you are better: Once fever is broken for 24 hours. Once you are not coughing al l the time and have enough energy to do your work. It can be a day or two or longer depending on how severe the infection/ symptoms were.
Answered 7/15/2012
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