(Taiwan English News / Huang Ziti Comprehensive Report) COVID-19 wants to leave and stay, but new epidemics continue to emerge. The “tomato flu” outbreak in India since May, most of the patients are children under the age of 5, and the health department is quite a headache.
Times of IndiaTomato flu, or tomato fever, is believed to be a form of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD), citing recent research in The Lancet Respiratory Journal. Caused by enterovirus. Patients develop red tomato-like blisters, hence the name. Some studies have pointed out that the disease may be a sequelae of children suffering from Qu Gong disease or dengue fever.
From May 26 to July 26, at least 82 cases were reported in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Odisha in southern India, all of which were 5. children under the age of
Tomato flu is extremely contagious and spreads more rapidly among immunocompromised children. The main symptoms include fever, rash, joint pain, red painful blisters, and skin irritation. Other symptoms include tiredness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, swollen joints, and soreness.
For this disease, only supportive care is currently available, and isolation for five to seven days is a must. Experts warn that although the infection is not life-threatening, due to the high contagiousness, if preventive measures are not taken, the next large-scale epidemic may break out among adults.
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