NAGPUR: A different, more virulent form of conjunctivitis, that had hit patients in city from July to October last year, has already made an appearance this year too. The infection is caused by a different type of adenovirus (there are 51 different types and it is not known which one is causing it). Besides affecting the conjunctiva or the outermost layer of eye (below the eye lid), it is also infecting the cornea leading to loss of vision, something unknown in common conjunctivitis. Dr Vinay...
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