MPV tends to hit hardest in young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. A virologist explains.

Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a respiratory virus that primarily affects the ... protein production, or DNA replication and kill them selectively without harming human cells.

Results demonstrate potent inhibition of RSV replication and associated ... primer-probe set detected all hMPV clinical isolates across all four subgroups. Virus quantification for TN/1501/A1 ...

while HMPV cases are on the rise in China. Meanwhile, norovirus, a non-respiratory virus, has reached its highest levels for this time of year in more than a decade, according to the latest CDC data.

With HMPV back in the news, here's what you need to know about the virus and how you can protect yourself. According to the CDC, HMPV can cause upper and lower respiratory disease and can be ...

Two sick babies were hospitalized and diagnosed with the virus in India. MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty Image The spread of HMPV has sparked global concern, as cases have begun to be reported outside ...

HMPV has circulated in humans for decades. By Stephanie Nolen Stephanie Nolen covers global health. Reports of a surge in cases of a respiratory virus in China have evoked dark echoes of the start ...

Editor's note: This is an emerging story and will be updated. A viral infection called human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is on the rise among children in China, according to Chinese state media.

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) is not new.

Seven people there have contracted the virus as of Tuesday, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research. Chinese health officials have not confirmed that HMPV is what is driving ...

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 ...