What you need to know about HMPV as China sees rise in cases
As China continues to monitor an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), here's what you need to know about the ...
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An Obscure Virus Is Spreading in China. It's Not Cause for Alarm
The virus is a distant cousin of RSV for which immunisation products have recently become ... are reporting an increased number of cases of whooping cough (pertussis). In China, there have been ...
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What is HMPV, the respiratory virus spreading across China, and should we be worried about it?
In an Italian study from the 2018-2019 winter virus season, 10 per cent to 12 per cent of patients infected with either HMPV or RSV - which is a similar virus - needed intensive care. Cases of HMPV ...
HMPV outbreak in China: What is the situation there and should you be worried?
BEIJING: China is in the midst of a surge in cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, a common virus which can cause respiratory illness and affects children and the elderly more seriously.
The lesser-known winter virus that is different to flu and Covid but just as dangerous
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) has been hitting the headlines recently as one of the lesser-known winter illnesses that can cause symptoms similar to a cold ...
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A Look at Human Metapneumovirus — a Respiratory Virus You've Likely Had Without Knowing
Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a respiratory virus that may not be on most folk’s radars, but it’s more common than you ...
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Rising HMPV cases in China are ‘what we would expect to see’ in winter, health officials say
But HMPV 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 ...
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What’s Going Around Right Now? The 4 Winter Viruses of the ‘Quad-Demic,’ Explained
COVID-19, influenza, RSV, and norovirus—have created what experts are calling a "quad-demic" in the U.S. Here's what to know ...
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 ...
China Plays Down HMPV Surge: 'Safe To Travel'
Healthshots.com reported on January 3: "China is facing a surge in respiratory illnesses, including a rising outbreak of human metapneumovirus (hMPV). Reports suggest the virus is spreading rapidly, ...
Surge of respiratory viruses infecting millions worldwide in first weeks of 2025
The northern hemisphere is facing not only a surge of COVID infections, but flu, RSV, and norovirus cases are skyrocketing.
How worried should you be about HMPV outbreak in China?
Professor Paul Hunter from the University of East Anglia notes that almost every child contracts HMPV by five years of age, with reinfections occurring throughout life. “HMPV typically causes ...