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Originally Posted by Spartanburg123
I took my leaves to an expert- and guess what? Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV)!!! He asked if I smoked. I said no, but my wife does. He asked if she was close to the tomatoes when she smoked? I said, "yep, about 4 feet away and there is a heat pump fan that circulates air over toward the first three plants". So there you go. I will dispose of the dirt, bleach the container, and start over with some extra seedlings. And MOVE my containers across the driveway 
Thanks to everyone's help on here!
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The virus survived the fire in the cigarette and infected the plant ?
Most virus come with the seeds.
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The temperature at the burning end of a cigarette is about 900C during puffs, and about 400C between puffs.
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