Causes of a pink eye in humans: symptoms: precautions: treatment

Causes of a pink eye in humans: symptoms: precautions: treatment

     The term pink eye is thrown around quite a bit and people tend to use it for any type of red eye that they have. But if especially if you are a parent of a young child or know any child that is in school or daycare you are going to hear the term pink eye at least once.
There is a lot of causes of a pink eye, here we discuss some of the causes of viral pink eyes. 


  Pink eye or conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the conjunctiva. 
 The conjunctive is the finely transparent tissue layer. 
 This layer lines the eyelid's inner surface. And also cover the eye's white part.

 

 ➤What causes pink eye? [Conjunctivitis]

 There is a lot of causes of a pink eye or Conjunctivitis but the most common are usually from viruses, bacteria or from allergies. Technically pink eyes are known as viral conjunctivitis. 
 When doctors say that you have a pink eye that means you have viral conjunctivitis.

 We are not usually talking about the bacteria or the allergic form of conjunctivitis when we say you have a pink eye.

 The pink eye is highly contagious because it is a viral infection. There are a number of different viruses that can cause a pink eye.
 It does spread very quickly and easily both through the air and through contact with other people. For the reason that we often see it very readily in schools and daycares.

 ➤What are some common symptoms of a pink eye [Conjunctivitis]

 If you think you are suffering from a pink eye, it is always best to go to the Doctor and check out. But a couple of common symptoms you'll notice are that your eyes will appear a bit reddish. They will appear a little more pink. 

 You maybe feel discomfort slightly. Your eyes are going to be watery, so with bacteria, it is going to be more of thick mucus discharge.

 Allergies are going to have more of the mucus discharge. But with a pink eye, it is going to be more watery and you might have slight itchiness and also sensitivity to light.
 You might even have an upper respiratory infection recently or a common cold.

 ➤What causes pink eye?

 ➧[How do you get a pink eye?]
 we already discussed conjunctivitis can be caused by bacteria, allergies, viruses. But also viral infection is responsible for the causes of a pink eye. 

 Viruses as we already said are incredibly easy to spread. When the conjunctiva is infected or inflamed, those blood vessels will dilate and you will end up with a pinkish look to your eye.
 Viral conjunctivitis is not just transmitted by contact with someone else.

 When you rub your eyes and then you shake hands with somebody and then they rub their eyes.

 It spread a super easy through the air. There are so many ways that it can be spread from person to person. 

 ➤How do you prevent pink eye?

 We are going to go to discuss some of the things that you can do to prevent the spread.

 The pink eye is very hard to treat because. It is a virus and we cannot kill viruses easily. The best thing you can do is just try to avoid the spread of it.

 There are tests as well that we can determine if you do have a pink eye or not.
 Tea tree oil soap is a very good antimicrobial. You will use tea tree oil soap on your full body, face, and hair. Because tea tree oil is known to kill microorganisms. You should use tea tree oil soap to clean your hands it kills microorganisms. 

 Clean your eyelids with a hypochlorous acid eyelid cleanser. Use this two times a day. When you have an active outbreak use these 3 to four times a day. That is going to help keep the area clean and prevent it from spreading.

 Never share any personal items like a washcloth, towels, makeup. 
 Wash your pillowcases. Wash everything.
When you sneeze cover your mouth and nose.
 Stay at home. Get away from work. Get away from school. Get away from people. 






 #Here some question we get asked quite commonly related to pink eye is...

 ➤Is pink eye contagious?

 Absolutely, the pink eye is contagious. We discussed above the pink eye is viral conjunctivitis and viral infections are contagious.

 If you find yourself exhibiting signs and symptoms of a pink eye or your doctor has diagnosed you with the possible pink eye or your kids with the pink eye then, you need to make sure that you are washing your hands frequently.

Use like a hydrochloric acid cleanser and tea tree oil soap just to keep it clean to get rid of bacteria and viruses and all the rest.

 Make sure that you are washing your pillows and sheets and everything frequently. Avoid public places when you have an infection. Because you are truthfully just going to spread it to others. Nobody loves that. 

 ➤How long does pink eye last?

 ➧[How long is pink eye contagious?]
 The pink eye is because of the virus. Depending on the severity of the infection, the viral pink eye can last from a few days to around 2 weeks.

 When you start to show signs and symptoms. It depends on the virus. It is going to be a 2 to the 14-day incubation period.
 That means that you will be infected on Sunday you will start to notice signs and symptoms on Tuesday or up to the following Sunday 2 weeks later.

 You start to get signs and symptoms you then have a 7 to 14-day course of the virus kind of running its course.

 The best thing you can do as I said is just everything we outlined above. During that time, you are contagious. And so that is when you have to be careful and then after that 14-day incubation period, symptoms and signs start to reside.

 When you are not contagious anymore, that is when you can go back to work.
 Wash your hands frequently.
 Use a hypochlorous acid eyelid cleanser.
 Use it on your whole face even wash all your pillows and sheets.
 Use tea tree oil soap all over your body in your face.
 Avoid public places during the incubation period because you are highly contagious. 

 ➤How long do you have to stay away from others when you do have a pink eye?

 Usually, at 7 to 14 days If, you have got the pink eye you need to be staying home from work probably at least 7 days at least. Once the signs and symptoms are gone, that is when you can go back to work and you are not contagious.