General Health Journal

Pink eye, technically referred to as “eye conjunctivitis” and also known as “sore eyes” is a bothersome disease to have. Depending on what causes it, it can be allergic, viral, chemical or bacterial. Your doctor will know the difference based on your symptoms and other test he or she might perform on you.

The symptoms of pink eye start off as a slight itch or a feeling that you have something in your eye. As you scratch/poke at it the irritation will spread and you’ll begin to see it in the corner of your eye.

As the disease progresses, the redness in your eye will increase and you’ll start tearing excessively, impairing your ability to see. Other symptoms include pain and pressure on your eyeball, fever and sensitivity to light. Still, it usually takes two to three days to get over it, and you’ll be as good as new – providing that you don’t let the infection spread to your other eye. The only dangerous form of pink eye is the bacterial infection, which is also the only one that needs to be medicated and is usually accompanied by a mucous discharge from your eyeball.

Illness and Disease Pink Eye

Anyone that has been diagnosed with mesothelioma is eligible to file a claim for compensation as long as the statute of limitations hasn’t expired. You generally must file the claim within 3 years of the diagnosis and if a family member has died, you will need to check the statute of limitations in your specific area.

Victims of mesothelioma come from various trades and skills and performed a wide variety of job duties. Exposure to asbestos generally occurred both during and before the mid 1970’s. And, mesothelioma has been diagnosed in thousands of victims from all parts of the world.

Some of the jobs in which people were exposed to asbestos include insulators, steel workers, ship fitters, pipe fitters, brake mechanics and maintenance workers. But, exposure was possible to any worker that was exposed to dust and asbestos fibers in the work place.

However, you may be diagnosed with mesothelioma even if you’ve never had a job in your life, or never worked around asbestos. Mesothelioma can easily be contracted from secondary exposure. For example, a housewife could develop the disease from being exposed to asbestos on her husband’s clothing.

Many people contracted the disease from simply living in an area where there was an asbestos manufacturing plant. But, even if you contracted the disease through a secondary source you are still eligible to file a mesothelioma claim for all the pain, suffering and expenses that you’ve incurred.

While asbestos remains a health hazard today in many of the older buildings, it is no longer in use in new construction. It is however still found in some brake shoes that are made today. If you have been diagnosed with this terrible disease, or suspect that you might have it, you should file a claim as quickly as you can.

Illness and Disease Asbestos, Compensation, Mesothelioma