
What is conjunctivitis?
Conjunctivitis is a common eye infection, especially in kids under 5.
It happens when the clear covering of the white part of the eye becomes inflamed.
It is sometimes called pink eye, because the whites of the eye look pink or red.
How did I get conjunctivitis?
Conjunctivitis can be caused by infection from a virus, bacteria or by an allergy.
Infective conjunctivitis passes very easy between people and it usually from touching an infected person after they have touched their eyes, coughed or sneezed.
If kids have infective conjunctivitis, it is best to keep them home from school or day care until they are better.