News of a respiratory virus spreading in China and footage of crowded hospitals have predictably led to panic, with concern that the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) may be COVID 2.0 for 2025.. Cases ...

Human metapneumovirus is on the CDC’s radar after unusual surge this past spring. HMPV infection is similar to cold or flu with lots of coughing.

Human metapneumovirus is a common respiratory virus discovered in 2001 that causes an upper, and sometimes lower, respiratory infection, according to the World Health Organization website.

Maybe it was really a quadruple-demic. A little known and underappreciated virus called human metapneumovirus spiked in the US this spring just after RSV, influenza and Covid-19 died down.

The human metapneumovirus, also known as HMPV, is reportedly surging in China, raising questions about what the illness is and if it's a concern to those in the U.S.. Officials in India have also ...

Cases of HMPV have been steadily increasing in the U.S. since November 2024 with 1.94% of weekly tests positive for HMPV as of Dec. 28, 2024, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control ...

As infections from three viruses—human metapneumovirus (HMPV), bird flu, and norovirus—continue to climb, infectious disease and population health experts told Newsweek about the recent rise ...

hMPV is likely to be part of the array of respiratory viruses circulating in Australia this winter. If you have a cold or flu-like illness and have done one of those at-home rapid tests for ...

As cases of the HMPV virus continue to increase in the U.S. and in China, here's what you need to know about the virus. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the ...

Similar to the patterns seen with COVID-19, flu and RSV, HMPV is making a comeback after years of being repressed by people wearing masks and social distancing.

The human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is not new in China or elsewhere in the world, its recent spike in China is within the usual range for winter and there is no evidence that China has declared a ...

hMPV around the world. By the end of 2024, China saw a surprising spike in cases of hMPV—enough to catch the attention of public health experts. While there were some suggestions hospitals were ...