whats the difference between viral conjunctivitis and bacterial conjunctivitis?
Wikipedia is your friend! Bacterial conjunctivitis is most often caused by pyogenic bacteria such as Staphylococcus or Streptococcus from the patient’s own skin or respiratory flora. Others are due to infection from the environment (e.g. insect-borne), from other people (usually by touch—especially in children), but occasionally via eye makeup or facial lotions. An example of this is conjunctivitis due to the bacteria Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius. Viral conjunctivitis is spread by aerosol or contact of a variety of contagious viruses, including many that cause the common cold, so that it is often associated with upper respiratory tract symptoms. It may also be caused by adenoviruses which was first identified in Chennai (Madras), India, during early 20th Century, hence the name “Madras Eye”.[2] This disease mostly appears during Rainy season and during winter months and spreads faster via air due to increased dampness and humidity.[3] Clusters of cases have been due to tra
