A rare viral disease called “Tomato flu” or “Tomato fever” has been detected in Kerala even as the southern state is grappling with the food poisoning issue caused by shigella bacteria. According to the local media reports, over 80 children under the age of five were affected with this disease and all the cases have been reported from Kollam district.
Tomato flu, recently detected in Kerala, is an unidentified fever among children below five years of age. The rare viral outbreak has infected more than 80 children in Kollam district. Here is all you need to know about the mysterious disease.
Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Wednesday said that there is no need to panic against the backdrop of an outbreak of Tomato Flu in neighbouring Kerala."Though some symptoms are similar to Covid-19, the Tomato Flu has nothing to do .