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Diseases [C] » Infections [C01] » Eye Infections » Eye Infections, Viral » Conjunctivitis, Viral » Conjunctivitis, Acute Hemorrhagic
Diseases [C] » Infections [C01] » Virus Diseases » Eye Infections, Viral » Conjunctivitis, Viral » Conjunctivitis, Acute Hemorrhagic
Diseases [C] » Infections [C01] » Virus Diseases » RNA Virus Infections » Picornaviridae Infections » Enterovirus Infections » Conjunctivitis, Acute Hemorrhagic
Diseases [C] » Eye Diseases [C11] » Conjunctival Diseases » Conjunctivitis » Conjunctivitis, Viral » Conjunctivitis, Acute Hemorrhagic
Diseases [C] » Eye Diseases [C11] » Eye Infections » Eye Infections, Viral » Conjunctivitis, Viral » Conjunctivitis, Acute Hemorrhagic
Description
A highly contagious disease characterized by subconjunctival hemorrhage, sudden swelling of the eyelids and congestion, redness, and pain in the eye. Epidemic conjunctivitis caused by Enterovirus 70 (EV-70) was first described in Africa in 1969. It is caused also by Coxsackievirus A24 variant (CA24v). Epidemics by this organism have appeared most frequently in Asia. MeSH
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