VI on alert for 'Red Eye'
Dr Virginia Asin-Oostburg, Director of Surveillance, Disease Prevention and Control stated that the CARPHA is monitoring the outbreaks and urges persons to take the necessary precautions to prevent and reduce the spread of the illness.
According to the Caribbean Public Health Agency, “conjunctivitis is the inflammation of the membrane covering the whites of the eyes and the inside of the eyelids. The congestion of blood vessels in this membrane give rise to a reddened appearance and explains the more common names “red eye or pink eye”.
Dr Asin-Oostburg further explained that the most common causes of conjunctivitis are viruses, bacteria, and allergens. In addition, viral and bacterial conjunctivitis are very contagious and can spread easily from person to person.
Symptoms and Prevention
Persons that are infected may experience redness, irritation, itchiness, swelling of eye lids, production of excessive tears, clear and yellow discharge. This discharge may cause the eyelids to stick together especially in the mornings.
In order to prevent the disease from spreading, the Caribbean Public Health Agency is emphasizing members of the public to practice some simple good, hygiene and to refrain from coming in contact with infected persons.
Steps that the public is advised to take include: keep unwashed hands away from face and eyes and wash your hands often with soap and warm water. Additionally, persons can use an alcohol based hand-sanitizer.
Individuals should avoid sharing personal items, such as pillows, washcloths, towels, eye drops, eye makeup, face makeup, makeup brushes, contact lenses and contact lens containers or eyeglasses.
Persons who are infected should ensure that they wash their hands before and after cleaning or applying eye drops or ointment to infected eye.
Once the infection goes away, it is very important to avoid re-infection. Persons should thoroughly clean or dispose of items that can in contact with the infected eye.
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