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=== Viral === [[Adenoviruses]] are the most common cause of viral conjunctivitis ([[adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis]]).<ref name=Yanoff/> [[Herpetic keratoconjunctivitis]], caused by [[herpes simplex]] viruses, can be serious and requires treatment with [[aciclovir]]. Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis is a highly contagious disease caused by one of two [[enterovirus]]es, enterovirus 70 and [[coxsackievirus]] A24. These were first identified in an outbreak in Ghana in 1969, and have spread worldwide since then, causing several epidemics.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Lévêque N, Huguet P, Norder H, Chomel JJ | title = [Enteroviruses responsible for acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis] | language = fr | journal = Médecine et Maladies Infectieuses | volume = 40 | issue = 4 | pages = 212–218 | date = April 2010 | pmid = 19836177 | doi = 10.1016/j.medmal.2009.09.006 }}</ref>
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