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What is Tomato Flu? Causes, symptoms, prevention, and treatment
Tomato flu has no link with coronavirus, dengue, chikungunya and monkeypox, claims the centre. Reports have implied that tomato flu is a self-limiting disease which is primarily targeting young children between 1 to 10 years of age and adults with weak immunity.
India recorded over 100 tomato flu cases in four different states - Haryana, Odisha, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Most cases are among kids between the age of 1-9 years. Though, no other regions are affected except the four mentioned states. Reports suggest that it is a clinical variant of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD).
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What is Tomato Flu? Causes, symptoms, prevention, and treatment
Central Government and Uttar Pradesh Government issued advisories on Tomato Flu, read this detailed article to know symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment and experts' opinion on it
Topics public health | Coronavirus | Monkeypox
By BS Trends | Delhi | Last Updated at August 29 2022 17:39 IST
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Tomato Flu can cause skin bumps and irritation.
Tomato flu has no link with coronavirus, dengue, chikungunya and monkeypox, claims the centre. Reports have implied that tomato flu is a self-limiting disease which is primarily targeting young children between 1 to 10 years of age and adults with weak immunity.
India recorded over 100 tomato flu cases in four different states - Haryana, Odisha, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Most cases are among kids between the age of 1-9 years. Though, no other regions are affected except the four mentioned states. Reports suggest that it is a clinical variant of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD).
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Till now, there are no specific drugs for this disease, and it is being treated with different combinations of medication for chikungunya and dengue. However, the advisory by the centre emphasized sanitization and proper hygiene for best prevention.
After coronavirus and monkeypox, Tomato Flu is trending in India as around 82 cases of Tomato Flu or Tomato Fever have been reported in India since May 2022, reveals a Lancet study. Kerala reported the first case of the Tomato virus on May 6, 2022.
The Lancet study states that this common contagious disease generally targets children between one and five years of age and adults with weaker immunity. The disease reportedly affects the mouth, hand and foot, claimed the study.
