Pink eye is also called conjunctivitis. It’s an infectious and contagious eye condition that affects the fluids and moist tissues that cover the eyeball and line the inner eyelid. According to different symptoms, pink eyes can be divided into viral pink eye and bacterial pink eye. The differences between them will be listed following.
Firstly, viral pink eye is the most common cause of pink eye and can originate from a variety of viruses. Viral pink eye is highly contagious and can result in epidemics. But bacterial pink eye is caused by a bacterial infection. Bacterial infections are the leading cause of children being absent from school or daycare.
Secondly, in most cases, viral pink eye requires no treatment and will generally run begin to clear within three to five days. However, bacterial pink eye requires treatment and depending on the severity of the infection, the symptoms can last weeks. Of course, there are other differences between them.
