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HMPV is “a common virus that circulates in winter and spring,” she said, adding that its case mortality rate is “very, very low”. Most people have mild symptoms resembling the common cold or flu and ...

Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) has captured the attention after multiple cases were reported from China and more recently, ...

Known as human metapneumovirus (hMPV), this is one of the viruses that cause the common cold (upper respiratory infection).

Known as human metapneumovirus (hMPV), this virus is one of the viruses that cause the common cold (upper respiratory ...

Mortality rates are much lower and symptoms ... and there is currently no vaccine or antiviral treatment for HMPV. Unsurprisingly, cases of HMPV rise more rapidly in the winter and spring each ...

Human metapneumovirus, or hMPV ... as well as being a long-underrecognized cause of mortality in the vulnerable. “Even though metapneumovirus is not one of the more lethal viruses, it’s ...

Emerging human metapneumovirus (hMPV ... Acute respiratory infections are a leading cause of childhood illness and mortality worldwide, especially in children below five years of age in low ...

which had been a major cause of mortality in premature infants until the development of a preventative antibody treatment. Wastewater testing in some locations shows levels of HMPV, but the virus ...

HMPV is not a new virus; it has been known for years and typically has a low mortality rate. Nevertheless, epidemiologists are calling for greater transparency about the spread of the virus to ...

“Recovery rates are better, even among high-risk patients,” he says, adding, “Mortality rates have drastically decreased.” Dr Kulkarni says, “While HMPV may seem alarming, it’s ...