lucknow English news | lucknow, Latest News & Live Updates in English | English News (Latest English News) at Lokmattimes.com

Lucknow, Aug 26 The Uttar Pradesh government has issued an advisory on tomato flu, a hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD) that is identified by the symptom of tomato-shaped blisters."The best thing for prevention is maintaining proper hygiene and sanitisation of the surroundings. Parents should tell their children not to hug or touch other children having fever or rash symptoms," reads the advisory which has been shared with all the Chief Medical Officers (CMO) of the state's 75 districts by the infectious disease/vector-borne disease department.The disease occurs mainly in children under 10 years of age, but adults can be infected as well.Tomato flu has symptoms similar to other viral infections (fever, fatigue, body ache, and rashes), but is not related to SARS-CoV2, monkeypox, dengue or chikungunya, said the advisory."Among children, the primary symptoms are like other viral infections such as fever, rashes and pain in joints. Tomato flu is a self-limiting disease and there is no specific drug to treat it. Hence, the best option is to adhere to preventive measures of proper hygiene," said Dr Abhishek Shukla, secretary general, Association of International Doctors.The advisory has also mentioned ways to take samples from suspected cases and how to transport it to the lab.Manoj Agrawal, CMO, Lucknow, said: "We have circulated the advisory to all medical institutes, including the KGMU, SGPGI, district level hospitals and private hospitals to follow the protocol."India's first tomato flu case was reported in Kerala's Kollam district on May 6.Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

LucknowFOLLOW

Lucknow, Latest News

Lucknow, Sep 4 UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath will inaugurate the Queen Heo Memorial Park in Ayodhya during ... ...

A tragic Road accident in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh claimed 4 lives. The bus was en route to Goa from Nepal. ...

The league, played in India for the first time, will be hosted in five cities. September 1: Legends League ... ...

Lucknow, Aug 30 After an appeal by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), India, to ... ...

Model and winner of several beauty pageants, Neha Singh Gupta was crowned as the Brand Ambassador of Mrs India Globe 2022 which is taking place in Lucknow, India. Neha is a 35 years old doting mother of two, 5 yr old kids. She recently won the Mrs. J ...

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh offered prayers at Hanuman temple and Koneshwar temple in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Saturday. ...

Lucknow, Aug 27 It was a 16-second video call and this IAS officer has not slept properly for ... ...

Lucknow, Aug 26 The Uttar Pradesh government has issued an advisory on tomato flu, a hand foot and ... ...