I've always wonered why people gasp if someone has it, sends them home from school or work and demand they dont return until its passed. Its just red sore eyes right? I know people go to work and school with stomach viruses, bad colds and flu, and Id really rather catch sore eyes.
2006-06-12 17:52:00 · 8 answers · asked by impossble_dream 6 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
You're not completely wrong. Usually pink eye isn't a huge deal and is simply an irritating condition - it's rare that any complications come of it. The thing is though, it's highly contagious for up to two weeks after symptoms begin and regardless of how harmless the condition may usually be, it's a bit like common courtesy to keep away from others while you have it. The same really should hold true for colds and flu but perhaps because colds and flu are so much more common society has simply come to downplay them and make it a little more justifiable to go out to public areas even when we're sneezing and wheezing. I'm personally of the opinion that you shouldn't be out and about where you can infect others at all regardless of what contagious disease you have.
Side note: Rare as they may be, complications can be serious as even permanent loss of eyesight, especially with more risk-prone children and newborns.
2006-06-12 18:11:48 · answer #1 · answered by Jay 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i agree... however my boss got pink eye once (VERY VERY bad pink eye) and had to show up for work one day. Her eyes looked disgusting. I can't even explain it. It looked like something out of a horror movie. It was way more than just red, sore eyes! I know kids get it all the time. Maybe it's a worse illness as people get older, so they take more precautions in avioding it.
2006-06-13 06:06:48 · answer #2 · answered by t1g8h81 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pink Eye is really, really contagious and will spread faster than a cold or the flu.
2006-06-12 17:56:01 · answer #3 · answered by dcgirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is your eye purple? swollen? itchy? is your eye constantly seeping the white substance? sure to 2 or extra of those approach it's undoubtedly crimson eye. Make a Dr.'s appt. and for the time being pass to a drug retailer/Walmart and get eye drops. they're known as Somilison. In a crimson field. It will releive the entire symptons till your Dr. can supply you the drops so as to transparent it up.
2016-09-09 00:41:45 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Conjunctivitis is an infection of the eyes commonly known as "pink eye"
It is most often caused by a virus but can also be caused by bacteria.
2006-06-12 18:03:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pink eye is very itchy painful and worst of all more contageous than a cold... you wouldn't ever get a date with pink...anything i guess that should be reason enough for you ....ya think?
2006-06-12 18:11:29 · answer #6 · answered by mom 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, it's actually a bacterial infection of the eyes that is highly contageous! You really don't want to catch this one, or any disease for that matter.
2006-06-12 17:55:37 · answer #7 · answered by SolMan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's contagious! Nobody wants to be around sick people anyways.
2006-06-12 17:56:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋