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A conjunctivitis with flu-like symptoms is more likely to be viral?
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Yes: Not unusual to have some conjunctivitis with viral infections. It should resolve in 2-3 days. Keep your eyes clean by using clean wet cloth or splash eyes with water if needed. Rest and stay hydrated.
Answered 4/23/2017
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Yes: General rule=the more systems that are involved with an illness the more likely it is viral.Bacterial illness tends to focus on a single system at a time.
Answered 4/23/2017
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