MODEL RELEASED. General practice doctor swabs the eye of a young child suffering conjunctivitis. The cotton swab is used to collect a sample of fluid which will be analysed in the laboratory to determine the cause of infection . Conjunctivitis is the inflammation of the conjunctiva,the surface layer of mucous membrane that covers the front of the eye. The conjunctiva may become red and swollen,and it produces a watery or pus- containing discharge. Vision is seldom affected. Conjunctivitis is usually caused by bacterial infection (e.g. staphylococci) | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Young, Hattie |
Bildgröße: | 5021 px × 3496 px |
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