for how long is pink eye contagious?
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I work at a daycare and I see lots of this.  Pink eye is contagious until you get the drops.  Then you must been using the drops for at least 24 hours, before it is no longer a problem.
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Yes.  This could be 1 of 2 things.  First it could be pink eye [you need to go to a doctor to determine this], OR, it could be very dry eyes.  I made 6 trips to the doctor 2 years ago for pink eye.  1 trip to the eye doctor (not the glasses guy) indicated that my tears begin to dissipate immediately where the average person dissipates in 10 to 15 seconds.  Essentially my tears aren't wet enough -- which caused issues very similar to pink eye.
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Pink eye is caused by either bacteria or a virus.  If it's a virus, the only thing you can do is wait it out and make sure you don't spread it.  If it's bacteria, antibiotic eye drops will help speed up the course of the disease.  There are no antibiotic eye drops available over the counter.  I highly recommend that you see your eye doctor for a proper diagnosis and his/her recommendations for treatment.
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It is very, very contagious.  If you rub the one eye and then the other you will spread it.  If you rub your eye and shake someone's hand, you will spread it.  Call you doctor, there are drops they can give you to help clear it up before the infection is worse and you could lose partial vision.
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its probably conjunctivitis. Why cant you go to the doctors? because if it is this it can be very contagious Ive had it several times. Maybe just go to the chemist then they might be able to help but i really think the GP would be best.
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it is also called "pinkeye" and it will eventually clear up on it's own or you can get some eye drops from the pharmacist called ocutricin or ask your doc about it.  I know about this it is a virus and I have had it a number of times growing up and even when I got grown and my daughter has had it a couple of times.  Just wash hands and wash wash wash keep the germs at bay and here is a link that could help you more also:\nhttp://www.webmd.com/content/article/63/71983.htm\nbest wishes
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It's very contagious, but the only way you would catch it is if they touched their eye, then your hand, then you touched your eye.  Wash your hands right away, and try to remember if you've touched your eyes since your contact with this person.
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If you suspect you have conjunctivitis, please do not fool around with it too long - like any other infection if allowed to develop unchecked it can do serious damage, it is possible that your eyes could be permanently affected.  The first time I got it I was on a road trip, thought my eyes were just irritated by the wind blowing my hair constantly into them but after 2 days my mother in law took me to the hospital because it was so bad, the doctor told me that I had run a real risk of losing my eyesight permanently if I had not come in to have it treated.  The treatment is antibiotic drops and/or cream (I had to use both), available only by prescription.
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Pink Eye" redirects here. For the South Park episode, see Pink Eye (South Park episode). \nConjunctivitis\nClassifications and external resources  \nAn eye with viral conjunctivitis \nICD-10 H10. \nICD-9 372.0-372.3 \nDiseasesDB 3067 \nMedlinePlus 001010 \neMedicine emerg/110  \nConjunctivitis (commonly called "pinkeye" in the USA and "Madras Eye" in India) is an inflammation of the conjunctiva (the outermost layer of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelids), often due to infection. It may also be caused by adenoviruses.\n\nBlepharoconjunctivitis is the combination of conjunctivitis with blepharitis.\nKeratoconjunctivitis is the combination of conjunctivitis and keratitis.\n\nContents [hide]\n1 Epidemiology \n2 Diagnosis \n2.1 Symptoms \n2.2 Signs \n2.3 Differential diagnosis \n2.4 Investigations \n3 Treatment and management \n4 See also \n5 References \n6 External links \n \n\n\n[edit] Epidemiology\npink eye is basically the best disease that you can have.\n\nThere are three common varieties of conjunctivitis, viral, allergic, and bacterial. Other causes of conjunctivitis include thermal and ultraviolet burns, chemicals, toxins, overuse of contact lenses, foreign bodies, vitamin deficiency, dry eye, dryness due to inadequate lid closure, exposure to chickens infected with Newcastle disease, epithelial dysplasia (pre-cancerous changes), and some conditions of unknown cause such as sarcoidosis.\n\nViral conjunctivitis is spread by aerosol or contact of a variety of contagious viruses, including many that cause the common cold, so that it is often associated with upper respiratory tract symptoms. Clusters of cases have been due to transfer from inadequately-sterilised ophthalmic instruments that make contact with the eye (e.g., tonometers).\n\nAllergic conjunctivitis occurs more frequently among those with allergic conditions, with the symptoms having a seasonal correlation. It can also be caused by allergies to substances such as cosmetics, perfume, protein deposits on contact lenses, or drugs. It usually affects both eyes, and is accompanied by swollen eyelids.\n\nBacterial conjunctivitis is most often caused by pyogenic bacteria such as Staphylococcus or Streptococcus from the patient's own skin or respiratory flora. Others are due to infection from the environment (e.g. insect-borne), from other people (usually by touch - especially in children), but occasionally via eye makeup or facial lotions. An example of this is conjunctivitis due to the bacteria Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius.\n\nIrritant, toxic, thermal and chemical conjunctivitis are associated with exposure to the specific agents, such as flame burns, irritant plant saps, irritant gases (e.g., chlorine or hydrochloric acid ('pool acid') fumes), natural toxins (e.g., ricin picked up by handling castor oil bean necklaces), or splash injury from an enormous variety of industrial chemicals, the most dangerous being strongly alkaline materials.\n\nXerophthalmia is a term that usually implies a destructive dryness of the conjunctival epithelium due to dietary vitamin A deficiency—a condition virtually forgotten in developed countries, but still causing much damage in developing countries. Other forms of dry eye are associated with aging, poor lid closure, scarring from previous injury, or autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, and these can all cause chronic conjunctivitis.\n\n\n[edit] Diagnosis\n\n[edit] Symptoms\n \nEyes with conjunctivitis.Redness, irritation and watering of the eyes are symptoms common to all forms of conjunctivitis. Itch is variable.\n\nAcute allergic conjunctivitis is typically itchy, sometimes distressingly so, and the patient often complains of some lid swelling. Chronic allergy often causes just itch or irritation, and often much frustration because the absence of redness or discharge can lead to accusations of hypochondria.\n\nViral conjunctivitis is often associated with an infe
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not a lot, it is a bacterial infection.  without antibiotics it will still clear up, it will just take longer.  keep your eye clean and flushed with eye drops if they get dry or stuff gets in the corner of your eye.  also don't rub your eyes with your hand because you can transfer bacteria.  and if you wear contacts, start wearing back-up glasses if you have them.
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Pink eye is conjunctivitis.  It is inflammation of the conjunctiva, the layer covering the eyeball. It makes your eye red & inflamed, hence the name.
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AS long as the place is clean it's fine.  With infection you are no longer contagious after 48 hrs of antibiotics.   A month and a half is ample time.  A bit excessive, if you ask me.  Pneumonia isn't as contagious as people think. \nhttp://www.askdrsears.com/html/8/T083800.asp\nS PNEUMONIA CONTAGIOUS?\nYes it is, but it is LESS contagious than most people think. The cold virus that started the cough in the first place is contagious. But the pneumonia part of the illness down in the lungs is far less contagious. People who are exposed to someone with pneumonia may catch the normal cough and cold symptoms of the virus, but usually don't progress to pneumonia. The formation of the pneumonia is not determined by the particular cold virus or bacteria that the person has, but rather by each person's susceptibility in their own lungs.\n\nNo need to worry, everthing should be a ok.
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Sorry, as much as we'd all like it, the only way to kick this icky "pink eye" is to use the ointment or drops. ERYTHROMYCIN OPHTH OINT 3.5 GM is the stuff we had to get the last bout at our house.  We asked our Dr. and checked out other sources and found that you gotta have the medicine!!  Good luck!
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I'm going to guess a stye.  Use warm compresses on the affected eye and wash your hands constantly.  Styes are very contagious.  Contact your eye doctor.  He/She may prescribe a special eye drop for this.
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I have never heard anyone around me having it twice. And according to wikipedia,\n\n"Chickenpox has a two-week incubation period and is highly contagious by air transmission two days before symptoms appear. Therefore, chickenpox spreads quickly through schools and other places of close contact. Once someone has been infected with the disease, they usually develop protective immunity for life. It is fairly rare to get the chickenpox multiple times, but it is possible for people with irregular immune systems. As the disease is more severe if contracted by an adult, parents have been known to ensure their children become infected before adulthood."
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Styes are very irritating and painful and the temptation is great to squeeze them to get rid of them. But this is not recommended as it will only worsen the infection possibly causing it to spread to other parts of the eyelid. Squeezing a stye is counterproductive and should be avoided. \n\n\nTo soften the head on the stye and to ease the pain, use warm compresses several times a day. Take a clean wash cloth and run it under very warm, but not hot, water and place it on the infected eye for 10 minutes. Do this between three and six times a day. \n\n\nMake sure you wash your hands thoroughly after using a compress or even touching the stye. The staphylococcus bacteria in the stye can spread causing more styes. Do not rub an eye with a stye. If you touch the infected eye and then touch your other eye, you will spread the infection to the other eye. It is not uncommon for a child to have a bout with several styes in their eyes over several months from spreading the infection. \n\n\nStyes should go away in about 3 or 4 days. If, however, the stye does not go away and seems to be getting worse see a doctor. You may need an opthalmalic antibiotic solution. \n\nFor more information and more solutions, check the website below. Good luck!!!
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eyes are pink/red and itchy\n\nif there is yellowish gunk in it, its bacterial and you can get a prescription for your doctor to shorten its duration. if theyre just red and there isnt gunk, its probably either viral or allergies and there isnt much you can do- you can get over the counter eye drops and that's about it. you can try putting a hot, wet cloth kid's eyes (with his eyes closed) and that can provide some releif.