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Can i get pink eye from my saliva?
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Yes: Pink eye,or conjunctivitis which may b bacterial, viral or fungal, is spread By direct contact with an infected individual's secretions, usually through hand-to-eye contact; or spread of the infection from bacteria living in the person's own nose/sinus. If you are infected by a virus or bacterium, if you get your saliva in your eye you could become infected, much same way as someone coughing on u
Answered 10/21/2017
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