“HMPV can certainly make people very sick, and high case numbers are a threat to effective hospital services, but the current situation in China with high HMPV cases is very different to the ...

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

(NEXSTAR) — Respiratory illnesses are spreading throughout the U.S., causing multiple states to see a spike in hospital visits. The latest data shows another virus, known as HMPV, has also been ...

While HMPV infections can lead to hospitalization in some cases, most involve mild upper respiratory symptoms and most people recover after a few days. Meanwhile, the CDC said in a statement that ...

To tell the difference between hMPV and a cold, testing is required. Children younger than age 2 are most at risk of hospitalization due to hMPV. With respiratory illness season in full swing in ...

HMPV spreads from person to person in a similar ... Again, that’s why you should not go and visit your over-90 great-grandmother in hospital when you’ve got a cold.” Sign up here to get ...

A surge in cases of HMPV (human metapneumovirus) has raised fears of another Covid-19 style pandemic after harrowing images in China showed children in hospital beds needing urgent treatment.

Symptoms of HMPV include a cough ... an influx of infectious patients stresses hospital staffing and resourcing but also increases the risk for spread - which is why infection prevention efforts ...

A three-month-old girl was diagnosed with HMPV after being admitted to the Baptist Hospital in Bengaluru and she has now been discharged, officials said on Monday. An eight-month-old boy also ...

hMPV is a close relative of RSV ... But more serious infections may require hospital care. If your baby or young child has a respiratory infection and is having trouble breathing, you should ...