What is Tomato Flu and How to Deal with it
                     What is 
Tomato Flu 
and How to 
Deal with 
it?
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What is Tomato Flu?
Tomato flu is a disease that spreads like the 
common cold and causes severe headaches, 
fever, and chills. It’s caused by an airborne virus 
that infects the lungs, bypassing the stomach, 
liver, or gut. The virus is spread through coughing 
and sneezing. There is no vaccine for tomato flu 
as yet. Recently, the 'Tomato Flu' illness has been 
reported in some areas of Kerala in India, 
especially among children under the age of five. 
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What are the Causes of Tomato Flu?
Tomato fever is basically a rare and contagious 
disease that is caused by the virus Coxsackie A 
16. It causes red and painful blisters to come up 
on the patient's body, which gradually spread 
across their body and face. They are particularly 
common on the hands, feet, and face. However, 
these blisters often disappear by themselves 
within a few days leaving no scarring or damage 
to the skin.
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What are the Symptoms of Tomato Flu?
The tomato virus is a serious health 
risk. If you are infected by this virus, 
it can cause multiple symptoms. 
The most common symptom of a 
Tomato Flu-infected person is skin 
irritation which includes total 
discoloration of the hands and legs. 
Other common symptoms include 
fatigue and tiredness, abdominal 
cramps, nausea and vomiting, 
coughing or runny nose, joint pain, 
and body ache.
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How to Treat Tomato Flu?
There is no specific drug or antibiotic 
to treat Tomato Flu. The Tomato Flu 
treatment given to children is the 
same as those given in the case of 
dengue, chikungunya, and hand, 
foot, and mouth disease. 
Furthermore, this infectious disease 
which is triggered by intestinal 
viruses is rare due to the strong 
immune system in adults.
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How to Prevent Getting 
Tomato Flu?
There are several ways to prevent Tomato 
Flu. One of the best ways is to drink more 
water and juice while avoiding the use of 
soda or sugary drinks. Also, you should try 
not to touch the blisters and separate yourself 
from friends and family, if a case is 
suspected. Finally, maintaining good 
personal hygiene with sanitizers, soaps, etc. 
Look after your body to keep your immune 
system strong and this is a good Tomato Flu 
precaution practice.
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How the Indian Government is Fighting against this 
Disease?
The Indian government has come up with a 
plan to fight the disease. People need to 
follow proper hygiene, children need to know 
the signs and symptoms of the disease and 
all areas need to be sanitized to stop the 
spread of flu even by sharing toys, clothes, 
food, or other items among the children. 
Infected children will have to stay isolated for 
five to seven days from the first onset of 
symptoms. Adults can also suffer from this 
disease.
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