Tomato flu gained its name on the basis of;the eruption of red and painful blisters throughout the body that gradually enlarge to the size of a tomato. These blisters resemble those seen with the monkeypox virus in young individuals.
Symptoms include;fatigue, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, dehydration, swelling of joints, body aches, and common influenza-like symptoms.
Red blisters, rashes, skin irritation, and dehydration are common symptoms. Patients may also feel fatigued or the colour of their hands or legs may change. Other symptoms may develop such as coughing, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach cramps, joint pain, alongside a headache and body soreness.