Is Your Baby Exhibiting Tomato
Flu Symptoms? Here’s What to Do
The reason behind its name is that in this disease, tomato-like red spots are formed on the hands, feet, and other parts of the body.
This disease mainly occurs in children and gets cured on its own.
Symptoms of Tomato Flu
The symptoms of tomato flu are similar to chikungunya.
It is a disease spread by a virus and also by touching and contact with each other.
Tomato flu is caused by viruses called Enteroviruses (Enteroviruses-A71) and Coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16).
Symptoms of tomato flu start appearing in the patient 3 to 5 days after infection.
In Tomato Flu, the patient gets a high fever, pain in the joints, cough, runny nose, body cramps, fatigue, and red rashes.
These rashes are very painful. So far the symptoms of this disease have been seen only in children.
But later on, this virus can mutate itself and infect adults as well.
What is the Treatment for Tomato Flu
Tomato flu is treated on the basis of symptoms. This disease gets cured on its own.
Tomato flu mostly occurs in children only.
In this, the patient should take complete rest, foods that increase immunity should be given and more liquid should be consumed.
It will get better on its own within a week. So far no figures of death due to this have been found.
Tomato flu is generally infecting children from 1 year to 7 years.
How Do You Prevent Tomato Flu Virus
To avoid the tomato flu virus, you have to take care of cleanliness. Use a mask while going out as it can spread from one infected person to other.
Wash hands thoroughly before eating anything and take special care while cleaning utensils.
Use sanitizer and do sanitize your hands after touching any object in a public place.
Inculcate the habit of cleanliness in children because this disease mostly occurs in children only.
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