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The other, which tends to manifest primarily in cattle, when passed on to humans produces symptoms resembling conjunctivitis.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Until now, the H5N1 cases in the U.S. have been mild, including conjunctivitis and upper respiratory symptoms.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
In those cases, people developed conjunctivitis and mild respiratory symptoms and fully recovered.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
In an alert to health-care providers last week, the California Department of Health said doctors should consider bird flu in people with acute respiratory symptoms or conjunctivitis who’ve had recent exposure to animals with bird flu or who have recently consumed raw dairy products.
—Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Until now, the H5N1 cases in the U.S. have been mild, including conjunctivitis and upper respiratory symptoms.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
In those cases, people developed conjunctivitis and mild respiratory symptoms and fully recovered.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
In an alert to health-care providers last week, the California Department of Health said doctors should consider bird flu in people with acute respiratory symptoms or conjunctivitis who’ve had recent exposure to animals with bird flu or who have recently consumed raw dairy products.
—Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Conjunctivitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conjunctivitis. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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conjunctivitis
noun
con·junc·ti·vi·tis
kən-ˌjəŋ(k)-ti-ˈvīt-əs 
: inflammation of the conjunctiva : pinkeye
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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