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Also known as conjunctivitis, the pink eye is a symptom of bacterial infection rendering both the eyes of an individual pink in color and causing a severe pain or inflammation on the eyes. Some of the easily noticeable pink eye symptoms include redness, irritation and a vigorous inflammation in one or both the eyes simultaneously. As has already been mentioned above, a pink eye complication or conjunctivitis occurring in one eye affects another eye due to bacterial infection. Being a contagious disease the pink eye symptom spreads from one person to another due only to an un-hygienic condition or infection. 

The affected eyes apart from turning into dark red color discharge profusely a thick watery material as well. The affected ones passing through the pink eye symptoms are needed to keep their eyes protected from dust, sunshine and filth specially during the last rainy season. As the inflammation is one of the most precarious pink eye symptoms or conjunctivitis, the individuals should avoid touching their eyes with unwashed hands. People suffering from a pink eye symptoms should not let their personal handkerchief or towel be used by others, as the pink eye symptoms get transferred through bacterial infection to others as well.

The pink eye symptoms are substantiated with both the eyes sticking over the eyelids of an individual on rising from the bed after a long sleep. Both the eyes affected from pink eye symptoms get swollen and keep discharging a thick white material from both the red swollen eyes. Also known as madras eye symptom causing a pain in both the eyes, the pink eye symptoms occur due either to an allergic reaction or a viral infection.

People suffering from pink eye symptoms should keep splashing their eyes with the icy cold water which not only will provide a relief to their eyes from a burning sensation but will flush out a white mucus as well thereof. Washing the eyes affected from pink eye symptoms or conjunctivitis removes the infection-causing bacterias and lets the eyes recover much faster. Though conjunctivitis or pink eye symptom vanishes naturally with the passage of time(three weeks), some people seem to succumb to its bout and may fall on bed with a mild fever. People being susceptible to the pink eye symptoms should immediately be taken to the doctor as any delay can lead their conjunctivitis problem to an uncontrollable stage.

The doctors just after conducting an examination to check the pink eye symptoms administers the drugs or non-asteroidal anti-inflammatory medications to help the affected patients recover from the pink eye symptoms or problems(swelling, pain and white material being discharged from the eyes). People seeking to get rid of pink eye symptoms and remain immune to their onslaught in near future should ensure a proper hygiene. They should keep themselves free from bacterial infection by wearing goggles while going out in the sun-shine and should never place a perspired or filthy handkerchief over their eyes. People should take a precautionary steps during the last rainy season as the bacterial onslaught during this period encourages the bacterias which attacks the eyes and and causes pink eye symptoms unexpectedly. Be aware of such infection and keep yourself immune to pink eye symptom of conjunctivitis.