Examples of conjunctivitis in a Sentence
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This infection is a type of conjunctivitis known as ophthalmia neonatorum.1
Exposure to Bodily Fluids
Traveling through an infected birth canal is not the only way a person can develop chlamydia in their eye.
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Amanda MacMillan, Health, 26 Apr. 2024
The worker – the second person in the U.S. to get bird flu since 2022 – had symptoms of conjunctivitis or eye redness.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
On April 1, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported a case of conjunctivitis, or pink eye, that later tested positive for H5N1, also called avian influenza, according to a news release.
—Irene Wright, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
Roughly a day after the fever sets in come the three C’s of measles: cough, conjunctivitis (pink eye) and coryza (a runny nose).
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
The person in Texas who was just diagnosed with H5N1 is reportedly only having conjunctivitis, or pink eye, as his only symptoms.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
The majority of cases then were conjunctivitis cases.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024
The case is relatively mild; the CDC said the patient has eye redness (conjunctivitis) but has no other symptoms.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 4 Apr. 2024
The only symptom that the Texas patient developed was conjunctivitis, or pinkeye, and the person is recovering, according to the CDC.
—Sara G. Miller, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Amanda MacMillan, Health, 26 Apr. 2024
The worker – the second person in the U.S. to get bird flu since 2022 – had symptoms of conjunctivitis or eye redness.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
On April 1, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported a case of conjunctivitis, or pink eye, that later tested positive for H5N1, also called avian influenza, according to a news release.
—Irene Wright, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
Roughly a day after the fever sets in come the three C’s of measles: cough, conjunctivitis (pink eye) and coryza (a runny nose).
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
The person in Texas who was just diagnosed with H5N1 is reportedly only having conjunctivitis, or pink eye, as his only symptoms.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
The majority of cases then were conjunctivitis cases.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024
The case is relatively mild; the CDC said the patient has eye redness (conjunctivitis) but has no other symptoms.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 4 Apr. 2024
The only symptom that the Texas patient developed was conjunctivitis, or pinkeye, and the person is recovering, according to the CDC.
—Sara G. Miller, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
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conjunctivitis
noun
con·junc·ti·vi·tis
kən-ˌjəŋ(k)-ti-ˈvīt-əs 
: inflammation of the conjunctiva
Medical Definition
conjunctivitis
noun
con·junc·ti·vi·tis
kən-ˌjəŋ(k)-ti-ˈvīt-əs
: inflammation of the conjunctiva that is typically marked by pinkness or redness of the sclera and by itching, burning, irritation, discharge, or excessive tearing of the eye and that is typically caused by pathogenic microorganisms (such as bacteria or viruses), allergens, or irritants see pink eye
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