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                                              CONJUNCTIVITIS Pink eye, or conjunctivitis, is an inflammation of the inner surface of the eyelid and the outermost layer of the white portion of the eye. It's an extremely communicable illness. Touching an infected eye and then touching a surface is how it spreads. Causes :- Causes of pink eye include: . Viruses . Bacteria . Allergies . A chemical splash in the eye . A foreign object in the eye . In newborns, a blocked tear duct Types of conjunctivitis:- Depending on the cause, other symptoms may occur. Viral Conjunctivitis Can occur with symptoms of a cold, flu, or other respiratory infection Usually begins in one eye and may spread to the other eye within days Discharge from the eye is usually watery rather than thick Bacterial Conjunctivitis More commonly associated with discharge (pus), which can lead to eyelids stick...

                                                             SUPERBUG These are the microbial strains that have become resistant to the drugs used to treat them. Nowadays, as per the availability of internet and several medical terms and chemical names used commonly has somehow made common man aware of certain drugs which were not easily available or known. Examples of Superbug:- (Ref. PubMed) MRSA- Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus- these bacteria don't respond to methicillin and related antibiotics. Acinetobacter baumannii- resistant to carbapenem Pseudomonas aeruginosa- resistant to carbapenem Enterobacteriaceae- resistant to carbapenem Neisseria gonorrhoeae- Cephalosporin and fluoroquinolone resistant Enterococcus faecium- vancomycin resistant Non-typhoidal salmonella- Fluoroquinolones resistant Helicobacter pylori- Clar...