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Tomato Flu - Should Pakistan be Worried?
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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-2.3Downloads
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Haroon, A. ., & Saleem, J. . (2023). Tomato Flu - Should Pakistan be Worried?. Annals of King Edward Medical University, 28(4). https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v28i4.5263
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