Can conjunctivitis be contagious?

Conjunctivitis, is a very common eye disease, the incidence will be seasonal changes, spring and autumn for the high incidence period. The onset period is less than three weeks belongs to acute conjunctivitis, the specific symptoms are eye pain, tears, dry itching, burning feeling and increased secretion and so on, may also be eye swelling, generally speaking is also known as pinkeye.

There are many causes of conjunctivitis, which can be divided into two categories: exogenous and endogenous. The most common cause of the disease is microbial infection, which causes bacteria, but also cases of fungal and parasitic infections. In addition, air pollution, improper wearing of contact lenses, or some chemical substances may also cause conjunctivitis.

So, can conjunctivitis be infectious after all? Because the pathogenic cause of conjunctivitis is more complex, the allergic conjunctivitis caused by a certain allergen is not infectious, but the conjunctivitis caused by bacteria and viruses may be infectious, and mostly belong to contact infection, infectivity is quite strong, the transmission speed is also very fast. Therefore, the patients used towels and toiletries need to be isolated separately to prevent cross-infection.

Usually, conjunctivitis can recover gradually, but this rate is relatively slow. To speed up your recovery, keep your eyes clean and use potions or ointment under the guidance of your doctor. Conjunctivitis can be repeated, serious disease may need about 1-2 months of recovery period, which requires patients to ensure always hygiene and cleanliness, and appropriate avoid spicy, smoking and alcohol, more rest.

In daily life, the most important way to prevent acute conjunctivitis is to pay attention to eye hygiene, do not rub the eyes with your hands, timely clean or drop eye drops after swimming, to prevent infection.