Is trachoma contagious

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Trachoma is a very common eye disease. The onset of the disease is often accompanied by eye tingling, conjunctival congestion, tears and other symptoms. Trachoma is an infectious disease, the cause of which is bacterial infection. Now let's talk about trachoma infection.

Is trachoma contagious

First: trachoma is a chronic infectious conjunctival keratitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. Because of its rough and uneven appearance on the surface of eyelid conjunctiva, it looks like sand, so it is called trachoma. In the early stage of the disease, there are conjunctival infiltration, such as nipple and follicular hyperplasia, and corneal pannus; in the late stage, because of the scar of the affected eyelid and conjunctiva, the eyelid varus deformity will aggravate the damage of the cornea, which can seriously affect the vision and even cause blindness.

Second: trachoma can be infected at any age, the onset is slow, the course of disease can last for several years or decades, the immunity of trachoma is very weak, and it can recur after cure. Chlamydia trachomatis is found in the tears and eye secretions of patients with trachoma. Contact with contaminated hands, towels, handkerchiefs, stationery, toys, tools and other articles can make healthy people sick.

Third: there are many drugs for the treatment of trachoma, such as 0.25% chloramphenicol eye drops, 0.1% Rifampicin Eye Drops and quinolones eye drops. Four to six times a day, tetracycline or chloramphenicol eye ointment can be applied in the evening. As long as we insist on medication and pay attention to eye hygiene, trachoma can be cured. But we should pay attention to prevent reinfection after cure.

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Erythromycin eye ointment or chloramphenicol eye drops can be used to treat trachoma. Trachoma is infectious, found to be timely treatment, and daily to protect the eyes, prevent trachoma.