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Causes of Pink Eye

Pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis, is caused by viral or bacterial infection or inflammation of the conjunctiva. Viral pink eye is usually caused by common cold viruses and is highly contagious, while bacterial pink eye is commonly caused by streptococcus or staphylococcus and can be spread through hand contact. Symptoms include redness, inflammation, and visibility of small blood vessels in the white part of the eye.

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Causes of Pink Eye

Pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis, is caused by viral or bacterial infection or inflammation of the conjunctiva. Viral pink eye is usually caused by common cold viruses and is highly contagious, while bacterial pink eye is commonly caused by streptococcus or staphylococcus and can be spread through hand contact. Symptoms include redness, inflammation, and visibility of small blood vessels in the white part of the eye.

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Causes of Pink Eye

Pink eye (conjunctivitis) is an inflammation or infection of the transparent membrane


(conjunctiva) that lines your eyelid and covers the white part of your eyeball. When small blood
vessels in the conjunctiva become inflamed, they're more visible. This is what causes the whites
of your eyes to appear reddish or pink. Conjunctivitis, often called "pink eye," is an
inflammation (redness) of the conjunctiva, the clear tissue that lines the inside surface of your
eyelid and outer coating of your eye. This tissue helps keep your eyelid and eyeball moist. Pink
eye can occur in one or both eyes. Pink eye that occurs in both eyes tends to be caused by a
virus.

Viral Conjunctivitis

 Infection of the eye caused by a virus

 Can be caused by a number of different viruses, such as adenoviruses

 Very contagious

 Sometimes can result in large outbreaks depending on the virus

Bacterial Conjunctivitis

 Infection of the eye caused by certain bacteria

 Can be caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus


influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, or, less commonly, Chlamydia
trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae

 Can be spread easily, especially with certain bacteria and in certain settings

 Children with conjunctivitis without fever or behavioral changes can usually continue
going to school

 More common in kids than adults

 Observed more frequently December through April

Bacterial conjunctivitis is most often caused by the same type of bacteria that cause strep
throat and staph infections. Conjunctivitis caused by a virus, on the other hand, is usually the

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result of one of the viruses that cause the common cold. Whatever the cause, viral and bacterial
pink eye is considered highly contagious. It can easily be transmitted from one person to another
simply by hand contact.

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