Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis

Japanese: epidemic kerato-conjunctivitis(英語表記)epidemickeratoconjunctivitis
Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis

…Of these conjunctivitis, the most important is viral conjunctivitis, which is highly contagious. Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis caused by infection with adenovirus type 8 is commonly known as pink eye. It develops after a 5-14 day incubation period, causing severe congestion, eye discharge, and swelling of the lymph nodes in front of the ear. In infants and young children, the exudate forms a white pseudomembrane. …

From 【Pink Eyes】

...A slang term for highly contagious conjunctivitis caused by the adenovirus. There are 33 types of adenovirus, from type 1 to 33, of which type 8 is called epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (abbreviated as EKC) and is considered "pink eye" in the narrow sense. Type 3 is called pharyngoconjunctival fever (abbreviated as PCF), but since it is often transmitted in swimming pools, it is commonly called "swimming pool fever."

*Some of the terminology that refers to "epidemic kerato-conjunctivitis" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これらの結膜炎のうち,伝染力の強い点から重要なのはウイルスによるものである。アデノウイルス8型の感染による流行性角結膜炎epidemic kerato‐conjunctivitisは,俗に〈はやり目〉と呼ばれるもので,5~14日の潜伏期を経て発症し,強い充血,目やにをもたらし,耳前リンパ節がはれる。乳幼児では滲出物が白い偽膜をつくる。…

【はやり目】より

…アデノウイルスを病原菌とする伝染力の強い結膜炎を総称する俗語。アデノウイルスには1~33型までの型があるが,このなかで8型によるものを流行性角結膜炎epidemic kerato‐conjunctivitis(EKCと略称)と称し,狭義の〈はやり目〉とする。3型によるものは咽頭結膜熱pharyngo‐conjunctival fever(PCFと略称)と呼ばれるが,プールで伝染することも多いことから〈プール熱〉と俗称される。…

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