Thehuman metapneumovirus, also known as HMPV, is reportedly surging in China, raising questions about what the illness is and if it's a concern to those in the U.S. Officials in India have alsoconfirmed cases of HMPV. Seven people there have contracted the virus as of Tuesday, according...
Thehuman metapneumovirus, also known as HMPV, is reportedly surging in China, raising questions about what the illness is and if it's a concern to those in the U.S. Officials in India have alsoconfirmed cases of HMPV. Seven people there have contracted the virus as of Tuesday, a...
China’s latest virus surge is the human metapneumovirus (HMPV), which has also seen spikes in the U.S. Here are the symptoms and whether it could be the next pandemic BYBeth Greenfield January 7, 2025 at 3:09 AM GMT+8 Human metapneumovirus is not new and has previously spiked in...
Alarmist headlines that warn of China once again being overwhelmed by a mysterious new virus have dominated in the past few days. But the virus reported to be responsible for a surge in respiratory infections there, called human metapneumovirus, or hMPV, is actually neither mysterious nor new,...
However, HMPV is not a new disease. It has been around since 2001 when it was first identified in the Netherlands, and has since been recognised as a common respiratory pathogen. Outbreaks of HMPV typically peak during winters. While the virus can infect individuals of all ages, it predomin...
But the current situation is different in key respects. COVID was a virus that spilled over into humans from animals and was previously unknown. HMPV is well studied, and there is widespread capacity to test for it. There is broad population-level immunity to this virus globally; there was...
What is HMPV? HMPV is a virus that can cause upper and lower respiratory disease, according to theCDC. It was discovered in 2001 and is in the Pneumoviridae family along with respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, the CDC said. Computer illustration of particles of the human metapneumovirus...
Wastewater testing in some locations shows levels of HMPV, but the virus is not yet part of standard testing in clinics or hospitals, Northeastern experts say. "There's no vaccine for (HMPV), so you treat the symptoms," Maniar says. ...
Thehuman metapneumovirus, also known as HMPV, is reportedly surging in China, raising questions about what the illness is and if it's a concern to those in the U.S. Officials in India have alsoconfirmed cases of HMPV. Seven people there have contracted the virus as of Tuesday, ac...
Related articleDoctors say this is the most important virus you’ve never heard of ButHMPV typically circulates in the Northern Hemisphere in winter, and China’s CDC data shows that there have also been rises in a number of other common respiratory infections, including the seasonal flu and ...