variants
or pinkeye
: conjunctivitis
especially
: contagious conjunctivitis typically caused by a virus or bacterium
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In the three human cases, two people experienced conjunctivitis, or pink eye, and the third had symptoms of a mild upper respiratory infection.
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Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2024
The worker had only one symptom: eye redness consistent with conjunctivitis or pink eye.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2024
Local public health officials in affected counties have been following up with farmworkers via phone calls and text messages to actively monitor for flu-like symptoms as well as conjunctivitis, or pink eye, and offer free testing if symptoms start to show up.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 12 June 2024
Federal officials said that unlike the first two U.S. cases — whose symptoms were limited to conjunctivitis, or pink eye — this person presented with more typical flu-like respiratory symptoms.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
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Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2024
The worker had only one symptom: eye redness consistent with conjunctivitis or pink eye.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2024
Local public health officials in affected counties have been following up with farmworkers via phone calls and text messages to actively monitor for flu-like symptoms as well as conjunctivitis, or pink eye, and offer free testing if symptoms start to show up.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 12 June 2024
Federal officials said that unlike the first two U.S. cases — whose symptoms were limited to conjunctivitis, or pink eye — this person presented with more typical flu-like respiratory symptoms.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
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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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