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Precautions from Conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis has been pretty common in recent few weeks.
What are some of the common precautions one can take to keep infection at bay.
It would be great if you could mention eye drops or any other household remedies.
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Yes personal hygiene is. Ost important.
Wash your hands every time you touch your eyes if you are infected
But
If you are not infected then
Wash your hands every time you want to touch or wipe your eyes
Keep you hankey, towel, pillow, pen,mobile and other daily use items separate.
Sanitize the door handles, taps etc also.
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#Maintain hygiene.
#Wash hands every time you touch your eyes.
# Frequent eye wash with eyes closed
# Do not splash water inside the eyes
# Do not rub your eyes.
# Keep separate hand towel/ wash pillow cover daily
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Eye drops are for symptomatic treatment not for prevention and depend on patients complaints, can't generalze.
You need to consult for that.
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Wash your hands after contact with an infected person
Avoid touching your eyes with unwashed hands.
Do not share items used by an infected person
do not share pillows, washcloths, towels, eye drops, eye or face makeup, makeup brushes, contact lenses, contact lens storage cases, or eyeglasses.
Avoid crowded places
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