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Is any eye infection contagious? especially for an infant?
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Yes: conjunctivitis either bacterial or viral is contagious. You must be extremely careful with good handwashing techniques and antibacterial gels (purell). Pink eye is one of the few things that can infect the entire family, household contacts.
Answered 10/27/2014
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