You may have heard recent news reports about a surge in cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in China. But Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of the Clinical ...

What is HMPV virus? It is a virus that causes respiratory tract infections. Belonging to the Pneumoviridae family, it primarily affects the respiratory system, much like several other viruses that ...

With HMPV back in the news, here's what you need to know about the virus and how you can protect yourself. According to the CDC, HMPV can cause upper and lower respiratory disease and can be ...

The Human Meta Pneumovirus or hMPV is not a new virus. However, with many cases being reported in China in December last year ...

An uptick of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) cases in China has raised concerns over another pandemic, which appear to be unfounded ...

But HMPV or human metapneumovirus, is not novel, has been around for decades, and state health officials do not track case numbers. The virus is in the same family as another common wintertime ...

HMPV has circulated in humans for decades. By Stephanie Nolen Stephanie Nolen covers global health. Reports of a surge in cases of a respiratory virus in China have evoked dark echoes of the start ...

But it is only now being detected more via a test that costs about Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000.' 'The HMPV virus typically causes ...

Bird flu (H5N1) has been transmitted from animals to humans in the United States, while HMPV cases are on the rise in China. Meanwhile, norovirus, a non-respiratory virus, has reached its highest ...

State health officials are urging New Yorkers to take preventative measures against a virus that's similar to RSV.