Decoding Tomato fever: Myths, symptoms and Precautions- Dr Rajeev Jayadevan - Video
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Overview
Tomato fever (or tomato flu) is a disease endemic to Kerala, India that gets its name because of the red and round blisters it causes, which look like tomatoes. It mainly affects children most commonly below the age of 5.
In this video, Dr Rajeev Jayadevan talks about the myths, symptoms and precautions of tomato fever.
Speakers
Roshni Dhar, a Mass com graduate with a soft corner for health happenings, joined Medical Dialogues as a news anchor in 2021. Inspired by her mother who is a gynaecologist, she likes to keep herself and the world updated on the occurring in the medical field. She covers various aspects of health news for MDTV at Medical Dialogues. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751
Dr Rajeev Jayadevan completed his MBBS and MD General Medicine with top honors from Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore in 1995. He has extensive international experience of performing over 19,000 endoscopies. Dr Rajeev was awarded MRCP (UK) from England in 1996.
