Bacteria are microscopic organisms that replicate all by themselves and don’t need to live in the human body. They are found everywhere and are easily transmitted by people touching surfaces such as tables, computer keyboards and kitchen bench tops, and things like doorknobs, towels and pens. Before going any further it should be pointed out [...]
Conjunctivitis is the collective term used to describe any one of a family of eye diseases that affect the mucous membrane covering the white areas of the eye and under the eyelids. When conjunctivitis is active it often leaves the eye a slightly red colour, so the condition is often given the common name of [...]
It can be very annoying to have a red eye (or worse still two red eyes) and to have people look at you quizzically for a moment before saying exactly what you know they are about to say “How come you’ve got a red eye?” Occasionally an eye will show blood (which you may not [...]