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Pinkeye (cont.)

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Pinkeye Prevention

Pinkeye can spread in areas where people live, work, and play closely together. If you are around someone with pinkeye, wash your hands thoroughly and often.

  • Day-care facilities and preschools will often not take a child with pinkeye to prevent infecting other children.


  • Laboratories where people share microscopes are also places where infection can spread.


  • People who share computer keyboards with others at work must be careful to wash their hands before they touch anywhere around their faces, especially during cold and flu season.


  • Bedding, towels, and personal items that come in contact with secretions should not be shared. Wash and change sheets and pillowcases every day.


  • Makeup should not be shared.


  • Eye drops should not be shared among individuals, since this may be the cause of spread of the infection.
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