Tomato Flu - Should Pakistan be Worried?

Tomato Flu - Should Pakistan be Worried?

Authors

  • Abdullah Haroon
  • Javaria Saleem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v28i4.5263

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Abstract

A new virus has emerged as an endemic in India and due to its highly contagious nature, is of great concern.1 The population of Kerala is 3.34crores, population growth of 4.91% current decade, contributing to about 2.76% of the total population of India. Making the spread of infections easier.2 Tomato flu is a viral infection that predominantly infects children under the age of 5 years. Tomato flu gets its name from red-coloured, tomatoshaped blisters that develop on different parts of the body, similar to those developed during monkeypox infection.1 Tomato flu presents symptoms like any other viral infection including COVID-19 infection, but it is not associated with SARS-CoV-2.3

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01/09/2023 — Updated on 02/25/2023

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Haroon, A. ., & Saleem, J. . (2023). Tomato Flu - Should Pakistan be Worried?. Annals of King Edward Medical University, 28(4), 459–460. https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v28i4.5263 (Original work published January 9, 2023)

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Vol. 28 No. 4 (2022): AKEMU

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Letters to Editor

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