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Help docs! i'm trying to find out what causes conjunctivitis in babies and children?
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Viruses and bacteria: Cause the infections. Children do not have the best hygiene and will touch their eyes with unclean fingers. They can also get an eye infection that travels up to the eyes from an infection in the nose. Infants can have an eye infection from exposure at birth.
Answered 5/21/2016
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