Much of the worry surrounding HMPV comes from concerns it is like coronavirus in 2019: a new virus that can cause severe ...

Another similarity to COVID: A case of HMPV can last about a week, with symptoms peaking around the third day, Dr. Hoy told ...

News of a respiratory virus spreading in China and footage of crowded hospitals has predictably led to panic among the people ...

However, hMPV is not new. It was first identified in 2001 and may have been circulating decades earlier, with recurring ...

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases are on the rise in northern China, especially among children. The virus has flu-like ...

Although both HMPV and COVID-19 are different they do share some similarities. Both the virus can spread through respiratory ...

Public health advice for HMPV is similar to that for flu, said John Tregoning, professor in vaccine immunology at Imperial ...

Cast your mind back. The month is January, and there are early warnings about a respiratory virus originating in China. It ...

Dr Michael Head said HMPV is 'already present' in the UK but pinpointed a crucial difference between the recent outbreak in ...

Routine mask usage isn’t necessary for HMPV. Masks are primarily protective in cases of aerosol-based spread which was the ...

Recently, an 80-year-old man in Ahmedabad tested positive for human metapneumovirus (hMPV), adding to the growing cases of ...