“HMPV can certainly make people very sick, and high case numbers are a threat to effective hospital services, but the current situation in China with high HMPV cases is very different to the ...

To tell the difference between hMPV and a cold, testing is required. Children younger than age 2 are most at risk of hospitalization due to hMPV. With respiratory illness season in full swing in ...

HMPV spreads from person to person in a similar ... Again, that’s why you should not go and visit your over-90 great-grandmother in hospital when you’ve got a cold.” Sign up here to get ...

While HMPV infections can lead to hospitalization in some cases, most involve mild upper respiratory symptoms and most people recover after a few days. Meanwhile, the CDC said in a statement that ...

(NEXSTAR) — Respiratory illnesses are spreading throughout the U.S., causing multiple states to see a spike in hospital visits. The latest data shows another virus, known as HMPV, has also been ...

Just when you thought 2025 was finally going to let you breathe (literally and figuratively), here comes another respiratory guest star to crash the winter party. Meet the Human Metapneumovirus, or ...

A surge in cases of HMPV (human metapneumovirus) has raised fears of another Covid-19 style pandemic after harrowing images in China showed children in hospital beds needing urgent treatment.

A three-month-old girl was diagnosed with HMPV after being admitted to the Baptist Hospital in Bengaluru and she has now been discharged, officials said on Monday. An eight-month-old boy also ...

Hatty Willmoth is a Newsweek food and nutrition reporter based in London, U.K. She has covered special diets, gut health and functional medicine extensively. Hatty joined Newsweek in 2024 from the ...