Vivek Chavda News Today

We thank Saurav Paul and colleagues for their response to our Correspondence.1 Our original Correspondence was written at a time when scarce scientific information was available on this uncommon presentation referred to as tomato flu; hence we included media reports in our references. The main aim of our Correspondence was to increase awareness of this unusual presentation, based on the information available to us at the time; however, we appreciate that discussion of the COVID-19 pandemic in re...

In India, a new virus known by the name Tomato flu or Tomato fever is spreading and generating several symptoms comparable to COVID-19, such as fever, exhaustion, and body aches.

At least 100 children in India have been sickened by the so-called tomato flu, which shares some symptoms with COVID-19 and several other common childhood diseases.

Likely not a new virus, but a manifestation of hand, foot, and mouth disease, experts say