Red eye disease confirmed in Bushenyi
The Bushenyi district health officer, Dr. Edward Mwesigye has confirmed the outbreak of conjunctivitis, commonly known as red eye disease in the district.
Conjunctivitis happens when the membrane covering the insides of your eyelids and the white part of your eye, called the conjunctiva, becomes inflamed.
Inflammation of the conjunctiva causes the whites of your eyes to appear pink or red in colour.
The most common pink eye symptoms include redness in one or both eyes, itchiness in one or both eyes, a gritty feeling, and discharge in one or both eyes that forms a crust during the night that may prevent your eye or eyes from opening in the morning.
Affected persons may also experience tearing, sensitivity to light.
Speaking to reporters yesterday, Dr Mwesigye revealed that several cases have been registered, asking the public to be vigilant and improve on sanitation and hygiene.
Dr Mwesigye appealed to public to embark on hand washing , avoid congested places in order to mitigate the spread of the deadly disease.
The Bushenyi Resident District Commissioner(RDC), Robert Atuhairwe asked people to restore back handwashing equipment especially in schools and at home as they used to do during the COVID-19 period.
