Quick Dr. Mom type question
- Rexer25
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Quick Dr. Mom type question
Is conjunctivitis a baterial or viral infection?
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Re: Quick Dr. Mom type question
YesRexer25 wrote:Is conjunctivitis a baterial or viral infection?
seriously, it can be both. It is a call for a Dr as to viral or bacterial.
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As noted it can be both, but it is far more typical for a rip roaring case of conjunctivitis to be viral than bacterial.
And typical for it to be treated with an antibacterial drop. Which will do no good what so ever.
Then again it can also be neither. Conjunctivitis is really just a generic term meaning inflammation of the conjunctiva.
Could also be allergic.
Or chemical/toxic.
Or autoinflammatory.
Or fungal.
Or parasitic (such as lice...).
Or..., nah, that's about it.
OK, those last two are pretty rare.

And typical for it to be treated with an antibacterial drop. Which will do no good what so ever.
Then again it can also be neither. Conjunctivitis is really just a generic term meaning inflammation of the conjunctiva.
Could also be allergic.
Or chemical/toxic.
Or autoinflammatory.
Or fungal.
Or parasitic (such as lice...).
Or..., nah, that's about it.
OK, those last two are pretty rare.

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That is just too funny. Okay, maybe not to Rexer, but ....tanstaafl2 wrote:As noted it can be both, but it is far more typical for a rip roaring case of conjunctivitis to be viral than bacterial.
And typical for it to be treated with an antibacterial drop. Which will do no good what so ever.
Then again it can also be neither. Conjunctivitis is really just a generic term meaning inflammation of the conjunctiva.
Could also be allergic.
Or chemical/toxic.
Or autoinflammatory.
Or fungal.
Or parasitic (such as lice...).
Or..., nah, that's about it.
OK, those last two are pretty rare.
Your answer just cracked me up.
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