“Are eye infections contagious?”
My 5 year old son has an eye infection. Are eye infections contagious?
9 Answers
Depends on the etiology it can be contagious. A complete ophthalmologic exam is warranted.
Yes, especially Corona Virus. Do not rub your eyes.
Without knowing any other facts about this case, in your son's age group it is very likely the infection will be contagious for the nex 5-7 days at least.
Eye infections such as conjunctivitis that are caused by viruses - such as adenovirus or coronavirus - are infectious. Please discuss your child's infection with your ophthalmologist or pediatrician.
Yes, they are. Frequent hand washing is important.
Sincerely,
Sean Adrean, MD, FAAO
Sincerely,
Sean Adrean, MD, FAAO
If your son actually has an infection, it may be contagious. Many are!! But it may be an allergic condition which to a lay person appears to be a “red eye” and is often mistaken for an infection. It is best to consider a “red eye” to be an infection and avoid touching the eye and then your own eyes, nose, or mouth. Best not to get sneezed or coughed upon, too. Many persons can get terribly contagious viral eye diseases which spread like an epidemic and affect scores of people associated with the person in the family who has this disorder. Best for the affected person to use warm compresses on the eye 4x/day for a week and if still present or worsening, to be seen by an ophthalmologist who may prescribe antibiotics.
Yes,practice safe distancing, good hygiene, cleaning with clean running water
Hello, an eye infection in a child can be viral and contagious as long as there is discharge from the eye. The classic 'Pink Eye". Practice good hand washing.
Some eye infections are more contagious than others. Viral infections such as EKC (epidemic keratoconjunctivitis) sometimes referred to as "pink eye" can be quite contagious. All pink eye cases are not EKC; in fact, most pink eyes are due to irritants that cause dilatation of the blood vessels in the conjunctiva. Most bacterial eye infections are transferred by direct contact to eyes from a hand or contaminated object.
