variants
or pinkeye
: conjunctivitis
especially
: contagious conjunctivitis typically caused by a virus or bacterium
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The main symptom of bacterial conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, is redness in the eye.
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Laura Schober, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
Many have also had conjunctivitis or pink eye as their only symptom, which experts suspect is from contaminated milk from cows infected by bird flu being splashed onto workers.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
How dangerous is bird flu? Most people who have contracted bird flu recently only experienced mild symptoms, such as pink eye, cough, fever, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle aches, fatigue and headaches—similar to regular flu.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
People who are infected may experience mild symptoms, from upper respiratory symptoms to conjunctivitis/pink eye, or more severe symptoms, which include pneumonia, multi-organ failure, or death.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Laura Schober, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
Many have also had conjunctivitis or pink eye as their only symptom, which experts suspect is from contaminated milk from cows infected by bird flu being splashed onto workers.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
How dangerous is bird flu? Most people who have contracted bird flu recently only experienced mild symptoms, such as pink eye, cough, fever, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle aches, fatigue and headaches—similar to regular flu.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
People who are infected may experience mild symptoms, from upper respiratory symptoms to conjunctivitis/pink eye, or more severe symptoms, which include pneumonia, multi-organ failure, or death.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Pink eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pink%20eye. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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pinkeye
noun
pink·eye
ˈpiŋ-ˌkī 
: a contagious disease in which the inner surface of the eyelid and part of the eyeball become pinkish and sore
Medical Definition
pink eye
noun
variants
or pinkeye
: conjunctivitis
especially
: contagious conjunctivitis typically caused by a virus or bacterium
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