After Covid-19 and monkeypox, the “tomato flu” is now a concern. Since May 6, 2022, more than 80 cases have been detected in India, mostly among children in the southern Kerala region, he says. India today. This disease is characterized by a high temperature as well as an itchy red rash, in the form of blisters on the hands, feet and mouth.
Children under five appear to be most affected, but don’t panic, according to several infectious disease specialists. Reassures Dr. Benjamin Rossi, an infectious disease physician at Robert Ballanger Hospital (Aulnay-Bois), with TF1info. “The outbreak of a viral disease in children has raised questions in the global context of monkeypox, but we must not turn to the emotional side once a new disease is discovered,” the infectious disease specialist credits, in columns this time from Release.
However, Indian health authorities remain on high alert due to the spread of the infection. Dr. Aruna, Deputy Director of Health Services, Coimbatore, advises when to interviewIndian Express.
And the current context is likely to heighten this kind of alert, the scientists warned. “Covid has prompted us to move forward in virus sequencing, in clinical identifications, and in our detection system. Thus, we will likely end up with more of these epidemic alerts, which will specifically make it possible to break the chains of transmission,” warns Benjamin Davido. , infection specialist at Garches Hospital (Hauts-de-Seine) with Parisian.
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