What causes pink eye?
Pink eye may be caused by viruses or bacteria. The prevalence of viral pink eye depends a lot upon the season. During the cold and flu season, most pink eye is caused by viruses. And just other viral infections, they do not respond to antibiotics. Those caused by bacteria do respond to antibiotics by decreasing the length of time of having the pink eye by a couple of days; however, most children with bacterial pink eye are able to successfully fight off the infection without medication. In other words, the vast majority of children with pink eye will get better without antibiotic drops. How do you get pink eye? There many myths and misconceptions within the schools and daycare centers concerning pink eye. While it is true that conjunctivitis is contagious, it is not because the bacteria or viruses that cause it are worse than in other contagious illnesses. The viruses that cause pink eye are the same ones that cause the common runny nose, cough, post-nasal drip and, occasionally diarrh
