Kerala Health Minister

22 Aug

Tomato fever is misleading name for Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease, say experts

editorHealthKerala Health Minister

A few days after a document in The Lancet issued an alert on the rising instances of tomato fever or tomato flu in India, docs and health experts have known as it a misleading colloquial name for Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD). Tomato fever is now not a scientific name. It has been loosely used to describe a common mild viral sickness referred to as Hand Foot and Mouth disease, as per the experts. “Unfortunately, a recent guide in The Lancet claims that the lesions gradually increase to the measurement of a tomato, which is absolutely wrong, deceptive and…

02 Aug

Kerala reports 5th Monkeypox case, patient had traveled to UAE

editorHealthKerala Health Minister

Kerala has mentioned its fifth Monkeypox case on Tuesday , August 2 as per an ANI report. The patient, aged 30 years, is currently undergoing remedy in Malappuram and had returned from United Arab Emirates on July 27 in accordance to a declaration with the aid of Kerala Health Minister Veena George. Those who had been in close contact with him, together with his parents, are being closely monitored. The first affected person was once discharged and the circumstance of others used to be stable, the minister added.

23 Jul

India’s 3rd monkeypox case reported in Kerala

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Kerala health minister Veena George on Friday established that the nation has suggested 0.33 case of monkeypox in Malapuuram. The 35-year-old character had come from UAE on July 6. He had fever from July thirteen and developed signs and symptoms from July 15. He is at current admitted at Manjeri Medical College Hospital. The nation health department has asked, those who have come into contact with this person, to go into isolation.The district fitness administration of Malappuram has begun the contact tracing and all the samples of the people in the major list will be send for testing. This comes…

25 Jun

Kerala Health Minister’s staffer led attack on Rahul Gandhi’s office: Congress

editorIndiaKerala Health Minister, V.D.Satheesan

Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly V.D.Satheesan on Saturday alleged that state Health Minister Veena George’s staff member led the Students Federation of India (SFI) activists in vandalising Wayanad Lok Sabha member Rahul Gandhi’s office. He made the allegations while interacting with the media after visiting the vandalised office. “What has the SFI got to do with the buffer zone issue, when they till date have not even said a word on this.” he wondered. Gandhi’s office was vandalised by the SFI activists on Friday as the police reportedly stood like a mute spectator. He further pointed out the SFI…