And just because you’ve had HMPV doesn’t mean that you can’t come down with HMPV again. It’s not clear what kind of immune protection you may have after you’ve recovered from an infection.

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) cases are on the rise, with India reporting 17 cases in recent days. ... But this does not mean it cannot be managed. For most people, ...

Human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, is a respiratory disease that causes symptoms much like the common cold: cough, fever, congestion, runny nose, a sore throat, and shortness of breath, according to ...

Human metapneumovirus is on the CDC’s radar after unusual surge this past spring. HMPV infection is similar to cold or flu with lots of coughing.

Maybe it was really a quadruple-demic. A little known and underappreciated virus called human metapneumovirus spiked in the US this spring just after RSV, influenza and Covid-19 died down.

The human metapneumovirus was isolated from people with acute respiratory infection and sequenced in 2001 using a combination of specialized culture and molecular techniques.

Cases of human metapneumovirus or HMPV, a common but lesser-known respiratory virus, surged in the U.S. this spring. Here's what to know about symptoms and transmission.

As infections from three viruses—human metapneumovirus (HMPV), bird flu, and norovirus—continue to climb, infectious disease and population health experts told Newsweek about the recent rise ...

Cases of HMPV have been steadily increasing in the U.S. since November 2024 with 1.94% of weekly tests positive for HMPV as of Dec. 28, 2024, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control ...

The rise in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases in India has sparked concerns as the total case tally has risen to 13 so far. Amid such conditions, many wonder if HMPV virus-like COVID-19 can ...

However, most experts agree that the likelihood of a COVID-like pandemic is low because variants of hMPV have circulated for decades, and many people have at least some level of immunity.

Maybe it was really a quadruple-demic. A little known and underappreciated virus called human metapneumovirus spiked in the US this spring just after RSV, influenza and Covid-19 died down.