HÀ NỘI – Pinkeye cases have been occurring nationwide in a scattered manner, but they are tending to increase and can spread rapidly if preventive measures are not taken, health experts warn. The Hà Nội-based Central Eye Hospital reported that it had seen an increase in the appearance of pinkeye among outpatients. "It is noticeable that the number of infected people were concentrated in crowded apartment buildings with poor circulation," he said. “Pinkeye virus then spreads rapidly through direct contact with an infected person via the respiratory tract, tears, saliva and handshake,” he said. So far there is no vaccine or specific treatment for the disease, and those with pinkeye can still get infected again after several months of recovery.

Source: Viet Nam News February 17, 2017 10:07 UTC