News of a respiratory virus spreading in China and footage of crowded hospitals have predictably led to panic, with concern that the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) may be COVID 2.0 for 2025.. Cases ...

3. Gut symptoms. Some of the lesser known symptoms of hMPV may be connected to the gut. "People may have diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting," says Dr Tirpude.

Human metapneumovirus is a common respiratory virus discovered in 2001 that causes an upper, and sometimes lower, respiratory infection, according to the World Health Organization website.

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The human 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 also ...

hMPV around the world. By the end of 2024, China saw a surprising spike in cases of hMPV—enough to catch the attention of public health experts. While there were some suggestions hospitals were ...

Cases of HMPV have been steadily increasing in the U.S. since November 2024 with 1.94% of weekly tests positive for HMPV as of Dec. 28, 2024, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control ...

However, most experts agree that the likelihood of a COVID-like pandemic is low because variants of hMPV have circulated for decades, and many people have at least some level of immunity.

But hMPV, which causes respiratory tract infections similar to colds and flu, is not new in China or elsewhere in the world and, as of Jan. 9, Chinese officials have not declared any emergency ...

According to the CDC, based on data from the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System, cases of HMPV in the U.S. have been increasing since Nov. 2024, with 1.94% of weekly tests ...

As infections from three viruses—human metapneumovirus (HMPV), bird flu, and norovirus—continue to climb, infectious disease and population health experts told Newsweek about the recent rise ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently monitoring reports of a spike in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, as the US sees an increase in such cases.