Can fecal matter cause Conjunctivitis?

Viral conjunctivitis is highly contagious. Most viruses that cause conjunctivitis spread through hand-to-eye contact by hands or objects that are contaminated with the infectious virus. Having contact with infectious tears, eye discharge, fecal matter, or respiratory discharges can contaminate hands. read more

Most viruses that cause conjunctivitis spread through hand-to-eye contact by hands or objects that are contaminated with the infectious virus. Having contact with infectious tears, eye discharge, fecal matter, or respiratory discharges can contaminate hands. Viral conjunctivitis can also spread by large respiratory tract droplets. read more

Oxidation, lysozyme, tear flow, etc. makes the ocular surface a hostile environment for these bacteria. So, rarely are they cultured from the ocular surface either in infections of the eye, or when testing for normal flora. Most “pink eye” is caused by viral infections from Adenovirus. read more