A rough guide to when it is safe to return to work or school is: Bacterial pink eye: After 24 hours of antibiotic treatment. Viral pink eye: After 2 days to about a week. Allergic pink eye: No need to stay home.Jan 15, 2018
When can you return to work with conjunctivitis?
How long is conjunctivitis contagious after starting medication?
Should you take work off if you have conjunctivitis?
Can Covid start with conjunctivitis?
Is pink eye contagious?
Yes, viral and bacterial forms of conjunctivitis are as contagious as the common cold. However, allergic conjunctivitis, which is caused by an alle...
How long does pink eye last?
Pink eye is no longer contagious when your eyes look and feel normal again. How long it takes for this to happen depends on what caused the pink ey...
How does pink eye spread?
Two contagious types of conjunctivitis — bacterial and viral — are spread in multiple and very similar ways. The simplest way to explain the cause...