“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 ...

What Is It, and Why Is It Here?HMPV is not some glamorous new virus out to steal COVID-19’s thunder. Discovered in 2001(not ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

HMPV is also known to worsen chronic respiratory ... In this age group, RSV infections are a leading cause of hospitalization worldwide. Infants born prematurely or with underlying conditions ...

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.

(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 ...