Some types of pink eye are very contagious (easily spread from person to person). There are three main types of conjunctivitis. Viral conjunctivitis is the most common type of pink eye. This conjunctivitis is very contagious and often spreads through schools and other crowded places.
Mauritania's official languages are French and Hassaniyya Arabic. Hassaniyya is an Arabic language with many other words mixed in. Many people in the larger cities and villages speak French. The other main languages are Azayr, Fulfulde, Mande-kan, and Wolof.
Arabic, which is the native tongue of more than 200 million people worldwide, ranks 6th among the major languages of the world. Arabic is the official language of Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, and Yemen as well as one of the six official languages of the United Nations.