What is the ‘tomato flu’? Scientists monitoring outbreak in India

q13fox.com ^ | Aug. 29, 2022 | Chris Williams

[PROCON]

NEW DELHI, India - Researchers in India say they are monitoring an outbreak of the tomato flu, or tomato fever, in the country — calling it a new virus as the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Their findings were recently published in the medical journal "The Lancet," saying cases have been detected in the state of Kerala in children younger than 5 years old.

They said so far, the rare viral infection is considered non-life threatening but they want to prevent further outbreaks.

According to the journal, the tomato flu virus has symptoms similar to COVID-19 such as fever, fatigue, and body aches. Symptoms can also include large, red blisters that can become the size of a tomato—hence the name.

[PROCON]

Be afraid, be very afraid!

[ComputerGuy]

Put some bacon on it.

[Rio]

Some swelling and redness are one of the main symptoms

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Now I want a BLT.

[gitmo]

[BenLurkin]

"It's real you bastards! Ping Null and Void."

[humblegunner]

You would think that of all the things people think of to
stick up they butts that tomatoes would be pretty harmless.

Qanon drop #3312 specifically recommends pushing tomatoes up in yo butt.

Trust the plan.

[Savage Rider]

I just figured Tomato Flu was just another name for Monkeypox … because men in India don’t have adult relations with other men.

[BozoTexino]

Well, I hear it’s kinda like cauliflower ear.

[Pollard]

So you’re saying the Bachi Boys are hot tomatoes?

oh wait, that’s Pakistan

[Ellendra]

Symptoms can also include large, red blisters that can become the size of a tomato—hence the name.

Are we talking cherry tomato? Plum tomato? Beefsteak? I've grown tomatoes the size of my head, or smaller than my pinkynail, so "the size of a tomato" is quite a range!

[Jeff Chandler]

Lettuce pray we don’t get it.

[null and void]

"It's real you bastards! Ping Null and Void."

Real Real Real

Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

The false positive rate was 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

Quarantine the sick. Protect the vulnerable. Hang the guilty. Free everyone else.

[Irenic]

Large mater sized blisters... hmmmm

[DannyTN]

The red rash looked like measles to me.

[DannyTN]

[BenLurkin]

Thay Wuhan lab leak must have been quite a doozy.

[dsrtsage]

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“Scientists” — Fauci’s new gig? Is he double-dipping now?

[Clay Moore]

Playing the song “Puberty Love “ is the only known cure.