Table 1.

Difference between tomato flu and monkeypox disease.

	Tomato flu	Monkeypox
Causative agent	Coxsackievirus A-6, A-16	Monkeypox virus (Orthomyxovirus)
Prevalence in kids	High	Low
Rashes (characteristics)	Red painful fluid-filled blisters (that look like tomato)	Red painful flat bumps Phases: macules, papules, vesicles
Mode of transmission	Direct contact Lack of hygiene	Animal to human–zoonotic, Human–human: respiratory secretions and droplets
Symptoms	Fever, joint pain and swelling, body ache, and fatigue, followed by rashes	Fever, chills, swollen lymph nodes, muscle aches, headache, respiratory symptoms
Incubation period	5–7 days	3–17 days
Treatment	Not yet available	Not yet available