The detection of Human Metapneumovirus in India has raised concerns about its potential to become a pandemic. Experts have maintained that while HMPV has flu-like symptoms similar to Covid-19, it ...

Is HMPV a new virus? HMPV is not new. It was first discovered in 2001 and is part of the Pneumoviridae family along with respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, according to the CDC.

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 ...

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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 ...

HMPV is not a new virus, and it’s not specific to or from China. It was first identified in 2001, but has been circulating across the world since the 1950s.

The HMPV virus causes symptoms similar to the flu or common cold, such as a cough, fever, stuffy or runny nose, sore throat, wheezing and shortness of breath. It may even cause a rash, according ...

HMPV is similar to a virus that is better known in the United States — respiratory syncytial virus, or R.S.V. It causes symptoms much like those associated with flu and Covid, ...

Masked people walk through a station in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 pandemic, taken February 3, 2020, with an image of a virus inset. Reports of a possible outbreak of HMPV in China come five ...

Overblown fears of HMPV cases in China reflect pandemic scars. Public health experts caution that the human metapneumovirus cases are part of the typical ebb and flow of respiratory virus seasons.

Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, a contagious virus that can lead to respiratory disease, is reportedly spiking in northern China. Infectious disease experts say risk to the U.S. is low.