HMPV is now recognized as one of the viruses responsible for "the common cold," usually causing mild symptoms such as a cough and a runny or stuffy nose. There is no specific treatment for HMPV and at ...

AN infectious disease expert at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Dr Chizaram Onyeaghala, has allayed the fears that Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is extremely unlikely to be the next ...

Here is what to know about the virus, which transmits like other respiratory diseases such as flu and COVID-19. Human metapneumovirus is a respiratory virus that causes flu or cold-like symptoms. The ...

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is one of the lesser-known winter illnesses that can cause symptoms similar to a cold - here's everything you need to know about it ...

Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a respiratory virus that may not be on most folk’s radars, but it’s more common than you think — and chances are, you’ve already had it. A recent “outbreak” in northern ...

Health bodies have highlighted six key symptoms of a lesser-known illness that has no vaccine amid a spike in cases in the UK ...

But HMPV or human metapneumovirus, is not novel, has been around for decades, and state health officials do not track case numbers. The virus is in the same family as another common wintertime ...

China was forced to put emergency measures in place earlier this month after the virus, later identified as HMPV, started to ...

The weekly HMPV cases among acute respiratory infection (ARI) samples in the community in Singapore were up to between 5.5 per cent and 9 per cent in December 2024, from a range of 0.8 per cent to 9 ...

Generally, healthcare providers will diagnose HMPV based on your symptoms, taking into account your medical history. A swab ...

People in the UK have been advised to avoid some medical settings and to wear masks in some hospitals and clinics after a ...

India has reported 59 cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) and two deaths due to co-morbidities between January 6 and 29, ...