What is Conjunctivitis?

What is Conjunctivitis?

Conjunctivitis is a common condition in which a part of the eye called the conjunctiva is inflamed. The conjunctiva is a ...more »

• Conjunctivitis: Contagious eye infection.
• Conjunctivitis: Conjunctivitis; inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Conjunctivitis: inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Conjunctivitis: Introduction

Types of Conjunctivitis:

Types of Conjunctivitis:

• Viral conjunctivitis
• Bacterial conjunctivitis
• Allergic conjunctivitis
• more types...»

Broader types of Conjunctivitis:

• Conjunctival disorders
• Eye conditions
• Diseases contagious from towels
• Mucus membrane conditions
• Allergy-like conditions
• Inflammatory conditions that may be pathogenic or non-pathogenic
• Child health conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Conjunctivitis?

Complications of Conjunctivitis: see complications of Conjunctivitis

What causes Conjunctivitis?

Causes of Conjunctivitis: see causes of Conjunctivitis
Cause of Conjunctivitis: Can be viral, bacterial, or a reaction to allergens, eye drops or eye products.
Risk factors for Conjunctivitis: see risk factors for Conjunctivitis

What are the symptoms of Conjunctivitis?

Symptoms of Conjunctivitis: see symptoms of Conjunctivitis

Complications of Conjunctivitis: see complications of Conjunctivitis

Can anyone else get Conjunctivitis?

Contagion of Conjunctivitis: Highly contagious by hands (touching the eyes), towels, face-washers, etc.
More information: see contagiousness of Conjunctivitis

Conjunctivitis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Conjunctivitis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Conjunctivitis.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Conjunctivitis: see treatments for Conjunctivitis
Alternative treatments for Conjunctivitis: see alternative treatments for Conjunctivitis
Research for Conjunctivitis: see research for Conjunctivitis

Society issues for Conjunctivitis

Hospitalization statistics for Conjunctivitis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Conjunctivitis:

• 0.01% (1,267) of hospital consultant episodes were for conjunctivitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 97% of hospital consultant episodes for conjunctivitis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 53% of hospital consultant episodes for conjunctivitis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 48% of hospital consultant episodes for conjunctivitis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Conjunctivitis:

Organs and body systems related to Conjunctivitis include:

• Conjunctiva
• Eye

Name and Aliases of Conjunctivitis

Main name of condition: Conjunctivitis

Pink Eye, Non-bacterial conjunctivitis, Viral pinkeye

Pinkeye, Conjunctivitis
Source - WordNet 2.1

Conjunctivitis: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Conjunctivitis:

• Bacterial conjunctivitis
• Viral conjunctivitis
• Keratoconjunctivitis
• Chlamydial conjunctivitis
• Follicular conjunctivitis
• Preauricular adenopathy
• Superficial keratitis
• Allergic conjunctivitis
• Giant papillary conjunctivitis
• Inflammation of the conjunctiva
• Purulent bacterial conjunctivitis
• Hyperpurulent conjunctivitis
• Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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