if i`ve already had pink eye can you still get it later on?
2007-03-17 02:14:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
Yes, pink eye also known as conjunctivitis is very contagious. Please go through your home and car and disinfect your dresser drawers, door knobs, appliance knobs, light switches, hair brush (handles), remotes, steering wheel, gear shifts, headlight switches etc..... Anything that you have touched. If you wear eye glasses they too must be disinfected. Pink eye will come back again and again. Best to take the above preventive measures. Basically if you rubbed your eyes and touched something afterwards you will have infected that item. We rub our eyes without evening realizing we have done so.
2007-03-17 02:25:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
conjunctivitis a very common cause of pink eye can be a possibility
other causes include dry eye, glaucoma(if associated with pain),iridocyclitis(pain & reduced vision) & main more causes
if u'd a pink eye there is every possibility that you can pick up infection again you need to be cautious when any one around you've the same condition as it is contagious.
2007-03-17 09:26:29 · answer #2 · answered by dr veena 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can catch it again. Just as our bodies are able to catch the flu/cold time and time again, regardless of a flu shot, we can contract the pink eye virus. It should be noted that there are many types of pink eye.
2007-03-17 09:25:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Pink eye is not like the chicken pox. If you've had it once, then you can still have it again!
2007-03-17 09:18:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely....there is no limit of times you can get pink eye and its VERY contagious
2007-03-17 09:23:45 · answer #5 · answered by Ellie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pink eye (conjunctivitis) is very contagious and you can get it many times.
2007-03-17 09:20:09 · answer #6 · answered by missingora 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes you can get pink eye more than once,try to leave your eyes alone,keep your hands clean,and dont use the same towels that you have used on toyr face.
2007-03-17 09:19:47 · answer #7 · answered by hiphiphurray@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep ive had it twice i picked it up from preschool as a child then it went around the barricks in basic training. the stuff is highly contageous so if you have been exposed then you will probably get it again
2007-03-17 09:18:30 · answer #8 · answered by aarika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-03-17 09:21:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you can get it many many times you can even get chix pox twice!
2007-03-17 09:23:05 · answer #10 · answered by Crystal B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋