How Worried Should We Be About the HMPV Virus?
While we're already dealing with surges of COVID-19, the flu and RSV (plus norovirus, of course), we can add HMPV to the mix. HMPV, short for human metapneumovirus, is seeing big upticks in China and India right now.
HMPV, RSV, H5N1: Why the world is under attack from respiratory viruses
Even as the world fixates on hMPV, a genuine pandemic threat is emerging in the form of H5N1 bird flu. The virus has jumped to cows and spread across the country through dairy herds, poultry farms and even zoos, infecting millions of animals and dozens of people, the vast majority of them farm workers.
A respiratory virus is spreading in China. Here's why it's not the new COVID-19.
Human metapneumovirus is spreading in China, but health experts say it's not a repeat of COVID-19.Unlike COVID-19, HMPV has been around for decades, so we know how it spreads and how to treat it.But China must still monitor the situation to keep it under control.
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The WHO has downplayed concerns over a rise in HMPV cases, saying outbreaks are normal during winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Texas Department of State Health Services data showed less than 50 HMPV-positive cases each week in December across the state.
Virus outbreak in China sparks pandemic concerns: What to know about HMPV
Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, a contagious virus that can lead to respiratory disease, is reportedly spiking in northern China. Infectious disease experts say risk to the U.S. is low.
What is HMPV? Here's what you need to know as virus cases tick up in China, US
As cases of the HMPV virus continue to increase in the U.S. and in China, here's what you need to know about the virus.
HMPV: What to Know About The Respiratory Virus Outbreak in China
Five years on from the first news of COVID, recent reports of an obscure respiratory virus in China may understandably raise concerns.
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HMPV is a respiratory virus that primarily targets the upper and lower respiratory tract upon entering the body.
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