How can i have this?...?

Question

for the last four days ive been really sick with a sort of cold, body aching, sore throat, sore ears and swollen under my jaw and a bit of a cough BUT this morning i woke up and my one eye was stuck together and heaps of sleep so i went to the doctor and he said i had cojuctivitus. im confused about how i got it. i literally havent been out of the house for 4 days and i havent heard of anyone having it.IS THERE ANY THING ELSE YOU KNOW OF THAT I COULD HAVE?

Answer 1

.Initially, I was going to state that your symptoms indicate that you hae bronchitis, the flu, head cold or even mono. But with the conjunctivitis that you mentioned.

Your conjunctivitis might be due to the following.  

Inclusion conjunctivitis is a particularly long-lasting form of conjunctivitis caused by certain strains of the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Inclusion conjunctivitis spreads by contact with genital secretions from a person who has a genital chlamydial infection. Another type of conjunctivitis is caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhea), a sexually transmitted disease that also may spread to the eye.

Severe infections may scar the conjunctiva, causing abnormalities in the tear film. Sometimes, severe conjunctival infections spread to the cornea, the transparent part of the eye

It is difficult to distinguish viral from bacterial conjunctivitis by appearance, although the presence of an upper respiratory infection increases the likelihood of a viral cause. UPPER RESPIRATORY infections (accompanied by your symptoms of coughin,swollen jaw and body aches, and sore throats) ;  often accompany conjunctivitis caused by viruses, but they are rare in bacterial conjunctivitis.

Samples of infected secretions may be sent to a laboratory to identify the infecting organism by a culture. However, doctors usually do this when the symptoms are severe or recurrent or when Chlamydia or N. gonorrhea is thought to be the cause.

People with conjunctivitis should gently wash the eyelid with tap water and a clean washcloth to keep it clean and free of discharge. Cool compresses sometimes soothe the feeling of irritation. Because infective (bacterial or viral) conjunctivitis is highly contagious, a person should wash his hands before and after cleaning the eye or applying drugs. Also, a person should be careful not to touch the infected eye and then touch the other eye. Towels and washcloths used to clean the eye should be kept separate from other towels and washcloths. People with infectious conjunctivitis generally stay home from work or school for a few days, just as they would with a cold.

Antibiotics are helpful only in bacterial conjunctivitis. However, because it is difficult to distinguish between bacterial and viral infection, doctors often prescribe antibiotics for everyone with conjunctivitis. Antibiotic eye drops or ointments, such as sulfacetamide Some Trade Names

BLEPH-10

SULAMYD

or trimethoprim-polymyxin Some Trade Names

POLYTRIM

, that are effective against many types of bacteria are used for 7 to 10 days. Eye drops must be applied every 2 to 3 hours, because the drug is washed away by tears. Ointments last longer and are applied every 6 hours but blur vision.

Inclusion conjunctivitis requires antibiotics, such as erythromycin Some Trade Names

E-MYCIN

ERYTHROCIN

ILOSONE

, azithromycin Some Trade Names

ZITHROMAX

, or doxycycline Some Trade Names

VIBRAMYCIN

, which are taken by mouth. Gonococcal conjunctivitis may be treated with an injection of ceftriaxone Some Trade Names

ROCEPHIN

. Corticosteroid eye drops may be needed in some people with severe adenoviral conjunctivitis, particularly in those in whom inflammation of the eye is interfering with important daily activities. In a person with viral conjunctivitis caused by herpes, antiviral drugs may be applied to the eyes ( trifluridine Some Trade Names

VIROPTIC

or idoxuridine eye drops or vidarabine Some Trade Names

VIRA-A

ointment) or given by mouth ( acyclovir Some Trade Names

ZOVIRAX

). Antiviral drugs are not useful for infections caused by other viruses

Answer 2

sadly as we enter cold and flu season it can be very easy and quite common to attract numerous and various types of viruses conjunctiveitis also known as pink eye is just a virus in your eye. Don't  worry it's not deadly and will be gone by a weeks time. be sure you are keeping your hands clean and try not to rub your eye or touch too many things. Pink eye is contageous and you can pass this virus to others through physical contact or if you somehow get the virus spread by rubbing your eye and touching the remote door k***s and other things in your everyday environment. You probably picked your virus up somehow from someone elses pink eye. i.e.: if you go grocery shopping and you touch your eye then touch the handle of the shopping cart and someone else touches it after you and then rubs their eye, then they too will get pink eye. It's very common as I said, but nothing to really be concerned about, it will go away.

Answer 3

I've had it too. It just happens for some weird reason. Maybe you could've asked the doctor about that when you were there?