Warning over brand new 'tomato flu' virus detected in India that leaves at least 82 children with giant red blisters

[SBFNews]

Warning over brand new 'tomato flu' virus detected in India that leaves at least 82 children with giant red blisters​

• Infection spotted in India and may be variant of hand, foot, and mouth disease
• Experts also probing whether it is the after-effect of a mosquito-borne infection
• So far 82 children under five have been diagnosed with tomato fever since May

By EMILY CRAIG HEALTH REPORTER FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 12:26 BST, 19 August 2022 | UPDATED: 14:06 BST, 19 August 2022

Doctors in India have sounded the alarm over a new virus dubbed 'tomato flu' that has infected dozens of children.

The infection was spotted in May in the southern state of Kerala and it is feared to be a new variant of hand, foot, and mouth disease.

Experts are also probing whether it is the after-effect of a mosquito-borne infection but they have not ruled out an entirely new pathogen.

So far 82 children under five have been diagnosed with tomato fever since May and a further 26 youngsters up to age 10 are suspected cases.

The infection gained its name because it causes an ‘eruption’ of red painful blisters across patients' bodies that 'gradually enlarge to the size of a tomato'.

Most patients also suffer high fever and intense joint pain, but fatigue, sickness and diarrhoea have also been reported.

Doctors say it is 'very contagious' and they fear it could spill into adult populations if the current outbreak is not brought under control.

It comes as the world still reels from the Covid pandemic — and amid a global outbreak of monkeypox.

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The virus was first spotted in Kollam, eastern Kerala on May 6 (red), and the last case was on July 26. Infections have been logged in three other parts of Kerala – Anchal, Aryankavu, and Neduvathur. And a further 26 infections have been reported among one to nine-year-olds in north eastern state Odisha (orange)

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Doctors in India have sounded the alarm over a new virus dubbed 'tomato flu' that has infected dozens of children. No pictures of the rash caused by the virus have been published but it triggers red painful blisters and rashes across patients' bodies

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[SBFNews]

Soon to arrive in Singapore as there are so many Indians CECAs and toirist on this island now. Good luck everyone!

 

[red amoeba]

It's now tomato pox ? Cow urine dont help ?

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Is it measles?

 

[laksaboy]

A bath in the Ganges river will cure this.

 

[Loofydralb]

NWO should nuke that whole subcontinent before it's again spreads another deadly disease with their filthy habits.

 

[laksaboy]

NWO should nuke that whole subcontinent before it's again spreads another deadly disease with their filthy habits.

A swarm of their (irradiated?) refugees will arrive here, possibly outnumbering pigeons and stray cats at a typical HDB heartland area.

 

[SBFNews]

New Highly Infectious Virus Causing Blisters Spreads In India: What Is 'Tomato Flu'?
www.medicaldaily.com

Anew contagious virus has infected more than 100 people in India since it was first identified several months ago, according to researchers.

More than 82 children below the age of 5 in the southern Indian state of Kerala have been infected with the so-called "tomato flu" as of July 26, researchers said in a correspondence published in the health journal The Lancet on Aug. 17.

The virus, which was first identified in Kerala on May 6, has also infected 26 children between the ages of 1 and 9 in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.
In response to the growing number of tomato flu cases, India's health ministry has issued testing and prevention guidelines to states, Bloomberg reported.

The Kerala Health Department is supposedly taking precautionary measures to monitor the spread of the infection and prevent its spread in other parts of India.
"It is mandatory to follow careful isolation of confirmed or suspected cases and other precautionary steps to prevent the outbreak of the tomato flu virus from Kerala to other parts of India," researchers said.

"The best solution for prevention is the maintenance of proper hygiene and sanitization of the surrounding necessities and environment as well as preventing the infected child from sharing toys, clothes, food or other items with other non-infected children," they added.

Tomato flu, which could be a new variant of the viral hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), was named after the red blisters that appear throughout the body of infected individuals, according to the Lancet piece.

HFMD is a contagious and usually not serious disease that is common in children under 5 years old, but anyone can get it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In addition to the red blisters, rashes may also appear on the skin of those with tomato flu.

The disease, while considered non-life-threatening, can lead to symptoms found in other viral infections such as fatigue, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, dehydration, swelling of joints, body aches and other common influenza-like symptoms, according to researchers.

Despite their similarities, tomato flu is not related at all to viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, monkeypox, dengue and/or chikungunya, India's health ministry was cited as saying by The Times of India.

Tomato flu is a self-limiting illness, and no specific drug exists to treat it. However, applying treatments for other viruses will offer relief against irritation, rashes and other symptoms, researchers said.

India has reported a total of 44,378,920 COVID-19 cases and 527,488 virus-related deaths, data provided by the World Health Organization showed.

 

[Leongsam]

Best to lock down again. We shouldn't be risking the health of our precious citizens.

 

[winnipegjets]

It is about time. India has the second largest population in the world and yet has not contributed a virus to the world. Finally, it has. Well done, Modi. Trump loves you.

 

[Rogue Trader]

Indians having sex with tomatoes now?