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Yes, bacterial eye infections can be contagious and spread from person to person. You would need to have direct contact with someone who has touched his or her infected eye, and then touch your own eye. To prevent the spread of bacterial eye infections, be sure to wash your hands after touching your own infected eye or someone else with an eye infection.
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