Articles for Tomato Fever

Chandrakant Lahariya | As ‘tomato fever’ emerges, misinformation challenge
2 years, 3 months ago

Chandrakant Lahariya | As ‘tomato fever’ emerges, misinformation challenge

Deccan Chronicle  

In the third week of August 2022, the news of the emergence of “tomato flu” or “tomato fever” became a major headline in India. It started with the correspondence in the medical journal The Lancet Respiratory Medicine on August 17, which had reported that a new virus and disease -- “tomato flu” and “tomato virus” -- had emerged in some …

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Tomato fever' mild but spreading among children
2 years, 3 months ago

Tomato fever' mild but spreading among children

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Just when Covid-19 and monkeypox cases seemed to be declining, the hand, foot, and mouth disease, sometimes known as tomato fever, has started to spread in the city. Doctors told Deccan Chronicle that HFMD had become one of the most common diseases among children. The World Health Organisation and the Centre have issued a warning over the rising number …

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What Is Tomato Flu? Symptoms, Causes And Preventions
2 years, 3 months ago

What Is Tomato Flu? Symptoms, Causes And Preventions

News 18  

After COVID-19, monkeypox was giving sleepless nights to people and while they were recovering from it, another virus entered India. Kerala’s neighbouring states like Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have also been alerted given the outbreak of the tomato fever virus. According to Dr Sonia Rawat, director of the preventive health department of Ganga Ram Hospital, tomato fever virus is a …

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Monkeypox vs tomato flu: Know difference in symptoms from expert
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox vs tomato flu: Know difference in symptoms from expert

Hindustan Times  

India has reported a sudden spurt in tomato flu cases in children. Like monkeypox, patients infected with tomato flu too develop skin rashes, fever and influenza like symptoms. Monkeypox vs tomato flu: Like monkeypox, patients infected with tomato flu too develop skin rashes, fever and influenza like symptoms. MONKEYPOX VS TOMATO FEVER: SYMPTOMS Dr Gupta says monkeypox often comes with …

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Tomato flu: Know the common symptoms, prevention tips from experts
2 years, 4 months ago

Tomato flu: Know the common symptoms, prevention tips from experts

Hindustan Times  

It seems disease outbreaks are becoming more common in post Covid world with the spread of monkeypox, norovirus, polio, mysterious liver disease in kids becoming a cause of concern for people and health authorities across the world. SYMPTOMS OF TOMATO FEVER Tomato flu symptoms resemble those of chikungunya because of the intense pain it causes in joints and also with …

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Tomato Flu: All about the rare viral disease affecting children in India; Know symptoms and treatment
2 years, 4 months ago

Tomato Flu: All about the rare viral disease affecting children in India; Know symptoms and treatment

India TV News  

Tomato Flu or Tomato Fever has been reported in India since May. Tomato Flu is a rare viral disease, which causes red-coloured rashes, skin irritation and dehydration, and the disease gets its name from the blisters it causes, which look like tomatoes. Till now, most of the reported cases of Tomato Flu or Tomato Fever are among children from age …

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Tomato Fever: Experts Warn of 'Serious Consequences' If 'Very Contagious' Virus Spreads
2 years, 4 months ago

Tomato Fever: Experts Warn of 'Serious Consequences' If 'Very Contagious' Virus Spreads

News 18  

Noting an alarming surge in cases of tomato fever or tomato flu in India, experts have warned about further outbreaks which began in Kerala’s Kollam and have so far infected 82 children. The Lancet study notes the primary symptoms observed in children with tomato flu are similar to those of chikungunya, which include high fever, rashes, and intense pain in …

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What is Tomato Fever? Causes, symptoms and treatment
2 years, 5 months ago

What is Tomato Fever? Causes, symptoms and treatment

Live Mint  

There have been 80 cases of Tomato Fever reported in Kerala thus far although other estimates put the number at 100. The viral illness is known as ‘Tomato Fever’ because persons who contract it experience rashes and blisters all over their bodies that are red and resemble tomatoes. Tomato Fever Causes The specific cause of the illness is still unknown, …

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Not Just Monkeypox & Covid, Threat of Encephalitis, Tomato Fever Looming Over Kids
2 years, 5 months ago

Not Just Monkeypox & Covid, Threat of Encephalitis, Tomato Fever Looming Over Kids

News 18  

As the world was recuperating from Covid-19 pandemic, another infectious disease has marked its footprint across globe, raising alarm over its spread among children. Recently, two children in the US have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the US, health officials said Friday. Apart from Covid-19 and Monkeypox, the younger age groups in the country have also been at risk of …

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Tomato Fever Grips Kerala as Over 80 Kids Fall Sick, K'taka Sounds Alert. A Look at Symptoms, Cause & Treatment
2 years, 7 months ago

Tomato Fever Grips Kerala as Over 80 Kids Fall Sick, K'taka Sounds Alert. A Look at Symptoms, Cause & Treatment

News 18  

A new flu targeting young children has left parents anxious after Kerala reported over 80 cases of Tomato Fever — also called Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease — a mysterious viral flu that has symptoms similar to Chikungunya. The flu, which gets its name because of the red blisters it causes, has put authorities on alert in Coimbatore too, with …

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