 [ Symptoms ] will xanax help with my stress i am so stressed out i feel sick cant sleep cold sweats my neck burns my face is hot and i dont know what to do [ Disease ] it depends on your diagnosis a sore throat can be caused by viruses contagious for a few days strep contagious for the entire time you have the strep mono contagious for the duration of the active phase of the disease and a few dozen other things