They can lead to lesser known symptoms of hMPV: It may lead to conjunctivitis, which is the inflammation of the conjunctiva, a thin membrane that protects the eye. It can lead to red, itchy ...

This isn’t referring to the owner of Facebook. No, there’s been a surge of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV). In fact, in mid-March, at the height of the surge, over 19% of all respiratory ...

Subscribe for FREE Scientists have long attempted to create vaccines that coax the immune system into recognizing the fusion (F) proteins present on the surfaces of RSV, hMPV and related viruses.

The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a sharp rise in respiratory viral infections since December 2024, including from human metapneumovirus (hMPV), drawing widespread ...

According to the CDC, HMPV goes around during specific annual seasons in the U.S., beginning in the winter and lasting until, or through, spring. The CDC's National Respiratory and Enteric Virus ...

Authorities in China said they are monitoring cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, after a reported increase inside the country, according to Reuters. Although cases are increasing at a rapid ...

In a post that went viral on X (formerly Twitter), user "SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)" claimed that China had declared a state of emergency as an epidemic of flu-like viruses, including HMPV, had ...

After reports that hospitals in China are seeing a spike in cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), people online are wondering about the origin of the virus. Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV ...

Reports of overcrowded hospitals and people wearing masks have prompted comparisons with the outbreak of Covid five years ago, but human metapneumovirus is far from a mystery illness. Human ...