How do you get a stye?
A stye is an infection caused by bacteria that normally live peacefully on the eyelid skin surface. Some of these germs get trapped along with dead skin cells inside crypts along the eyelid margin. Thanks for asking ChaCha!
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Sties are usually caused by staphylococcal bacteria, which often live right on the skin surface. Keep doing the ChaCha!
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A stye (also spelled "sty") develops when a gland at the edge of the eyelid becomes infected. ChaCha!
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A stye is a bacterial infection, so it can be caught by rubbing bacteria into your eye with dirty fingers or sharing cosmetics.
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