All About Tomato Fever In Kids Symptoms, Treatment, Home Remedies And Food Lis

All about tomato fever in kids symptoms, treatment, home remedies and food list

Mankind has been experiencing pandemics steadily, at the outset in, 2019 Dec. COVID-19 outbreak happened, then COVID-19 variants were introduced, which affected the whole economy of most countries, especially Pakistan, suffered a lot.

In May 2021 Monkeypox outbreak spread all over the World. And now the Tomato fever, initially this infection is in India Kerala where on the 11th of May 80 cases of Tomato fever were reported. Tomato fever called Tomato flu as well causes red color blisters on skin. 

This editorial leads you to the answers to the questions about Tomato fever or Tomato flu, such as,

What is Tomato Fever/flu?

Can people die from Tomato fever?

How much is this infection contagious? 

Does Tomato fever get by eating tomatoes?

What are the causes of Tomato fever?

What are the Symptoms of Tomato Flu?

Treatment of Tomato fever

Home remedies for Tomato fever

How to avoid getting this infection?

What is Tomato fever/Tomato flu?

Tomato fever cause rashes that are red in color, these rashes become blisters, and then these blisters turn into large and, for a while, resemble a tomato. That's why maybe it is called Tomato fever. 

It looks like a common fever most of the time, and children under five years are infected by this infection.

Can people die from Tomato fever?

This infection does not cause any critical or dangerous conditions. 

How much Tomato fever is Contagious?

Data showed that it is very transmittable or contagious. 

Does Tomato fever get by eating tomatoes?

Eating edible tomatoes is not the reason for this infection.

What are the causes of Tomato fever?

The exact reason for this infection is unknown yet. But according to health experts, it can be a side effect of chikungunya or dengue.

What are the Symptoms of Tomato Flu?

• Fever

• Rashes

• Red blister

• Dehydration

• Fatigue

• Skin irritation

• Body aches

• Headache

• Diarrhea

• Vomiting

• Joints distress

• Cold and cough

Treatment

There is no definite treatment for Tomato fever/Tomato flu so far, but the health specialists suggested that try to maintain distance from the infected person or disease. 

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Home remedies for Tomato fever 

• Avoid spicy foods 
• When a kid shows flu-like symptoms right away, visit the doctor.
• Avoid scratching the rashes.
• Extreme care of kid's hygiene should follow, and having a bath (preferably with cold water) daily, is very important.
• After having a shower, the soothing lotion should be applied to the whole body.
• After using the washroom, washing hands must practice.
• Get in touch with a doctor if something severe happens.

How to avoid getting this infection?

Healthy children should maintain distance from infected kids.
Non-infectious children should not share their clothing or belongings with infected kids.

How many days it will take to recover from Tomato fever?

Generally, there is no specified medicine for the cure of Tomato fever yet, but if you follow strict hygiene practices fever will be sub-sided in 7 to 10 days, as it is not a serious illness.