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- Increased surveillance after cases of Tomato Flu has been reported from the states of Kerala.
What is Tomato Flu?
- About:
- Tomato fever is a rare contagious disease of viral nature in humans whose origins are not yet known.
- However, medical experts have opined that it might be an aftereffect of dengue or chikungunya.
- It gets its name from the tomato-shaped red rashes that it causes on the body of infected individuals.
- The flu is said to affect children below five years of age.
- Symptoms:
- Major symptoms include:
- Rashes
- Diarrhoea
- Dehydration
- In certain cases, discolouration of hands and knees has also been observed.
- Major symptoms include:
- Treatment:
- This flu is a self-limiting one and so far, there is no specific drug for its cure.
- Symptoms vanish over time on their own with medicinal support.
- Utensils, clothes and other items used by the infected persons must be sanitised to prevent the flu from spreading.
- Fluid intake should be increased to counter dehydration.
- Preventive Measures by the states:
- Proper screening by the health authorities.
- Increased surveillance
Source: IE
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