How to Use conjunctivitis in a Sentence

conjunctivitis

noun
  • Fever, rash, joint pain and conjunctivitis (red eyes) are the most common symptoms.
    — Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 27 May 2021
  • If somebody showed up with a rash and conjunctivitis and a low grade fever, somebody would begin to probe.
    — National Geographic, 1 Aug. 2016
  • Some cases result in eye redness and swelling that looks like conjunctivitis.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The rash symptoms typically look like small bumps around the mouth or conjunctivitis in the eyes.
    — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2024
  • Pink eye, or conjunctivitis, can also spread since the fabric comes into contact with the face and eyes.
    — Ada Wood, CNN, 2 Oct. 2021
  • Two of the dairy farmworkers had eye infections, known as conjunctivitis or pink eye.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2024
  • In all three cases, symptoms were mild and involved red, bloodshot eyes, a sign of conjunctivitis.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Of those that do, fever, rash, joint pain and conjunctivitis (red eyes) are the most common symptoms of Zika virus.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN, 7 Nov. 2019
  • The girl reported being struck by another child and has had conjunctivitis, a cough and fever.
    — Arian Campo-Flores, WSJ, 1 July 2018
  • The highly contagious measles virus can cause high fiver, cough, conjunctivitis and rash.
    — Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Bird flu is not a big concern for songbirds, but other diseases, such as conjunctivitis, can affect them.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 2 May 2025
  • Bird flu is not a big concern for songbirds, but other diseases, such as conjunctivitis, can affect them.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Children who had other symptoms, like cough, were more likely to show conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Red, watery eyes that can develop into pink eye or conjunctivitis.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The illness is accompanied by fever, cough, conjunctivitis (red, runny eyes), and a sore throat.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Common symptoms of measles include a high fever, cough, conjunctivitis (pink eye), runny nose, white spots in the mouth and a rash that spreads from head to toe.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 26 July 2024
  • The main symptom of bacterial conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, is redness in the eye.
    — Laura Schober, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
  • People with bird flu may get pink eye (conjunctivitis), a cough, a sore throat, a runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue and fever.
    — Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Measles symptoms commonly include a high fever, cough, conjunctivitis (pink eye), runny nose, white spots in the mouth and a rash that spreads from head to toe.
    — Daniella Silva, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Less common are aches and pains, sore throat, diarrhea, conjunctivitis, loss of taste or smell, skin rash or discoloration of fingers or toes.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Adenovirus is a very common cause of fever and conjunctivitis, or red eyes, Buchfellner said.
    — al, 22 Apr. 2022
  • The presence of the virus there could lead to conjunctivitis, the institute noted in a November blog post.
    — Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Just one case of human conjunctivitis due to bird flu was reported in a Texas dairy farmworker in late March.
    — Jason Lombard, The Conversation, 10 May 2024
  • In the Texas case in late March, the only symptom reported was conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye.
    — Helen Branswell and Megan Molteni, STAT, 22 May 2024
  • The mix of the glitter texture and definition keeps the eye look from resembling conjunctivitis.
    — Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Early symptoms include a mild to moderate fever, dry cough, runny nose, a sore throat and inflamed eyes (conjunctivitis) — all of which will last two or three days.
    — oregonlive, 17 Oct. 2019
  • The ulcerations and conjunctivitis, which have since received treatment, left the kitten with heavy clouding and scarring on his eyes.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
  • In people, the main route of infection seems to be through the eyes; conjunctivitis, or red, inflamed eyes, seems to be the telltale symptom of infection.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Adenoviruses are common and typically cause mild symptoms such as a fever, sore throat and pink eye (conjunctivitis).
    — CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Just last week, Bieber had taken god knows how many photos of the conjunctivitis plaguing his left eye and posted five of them to Instagram.
    — Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, 30 May 2017

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