About Conjunctivitis
The inflammation of the conjunctiva.
What is conjunctivitis?
The three ways conjunctivitis can spread.
What are direct contact, contaminated objects, and respiratory droplets?
The most important first-line strategy to prevent conjunctivitis spread.
What is hand hygiene (hand washing)?
The thin membrane that protects and lubricates the eye.
What is the conjunctiva?
The type of conjunctivitis responsible for 80% of infectious cases.
What is viral conjunctivitis?
Three items that are best not being shared between multiple people.
The structure that joins the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva.
What is the conjunctival fornix?
The most common virus that causes viral conjunctivitis.
This method is effective in preventing conjunctivitis: it is part of the daily routine, not just a reaction to an outbreak.
What is routine-based prevention?