HMPV is a respiratory virus that regularly circulates during cold and flu season. It is spread through coughing, sneezing and coming into contact with contaminated surfaces. It presents as common ...

The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said Sunday, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic.

HMPV full form is Human Metapneumovirus, an infectious respiratory virus that primarily causes mild cold-like symptoms. It was first identified by scientists in 2001, but research shows that the ...

(Background image: People wearing protective face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of HMPV in India/Right image: Prof Sarath Ranganathan, a Melbourne-based expert in respiratory ...

First reported in children from the Netherlands in 2001. Retrospective studies have shown the presence of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in the human population from as early as the 1950s.

The incubation period for HMPV is usually between three and six days, with symptoms lasting for varying durations depending on the severity of the infection ...

The Indian Council of Medical Research has detected two cases of Human Metapneumovirus or HMPV, in Karnataka. The two cases that tested positive for HMPV are babies, who had a history of ...

Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a respiratory virus that causes infections like the flu or cold. It affects people of all ages but is more severe in young children, older adults, and those with ...

PHNOM PENH: The Communicable Disease Control Department (CDC) warns of a human metapneumovirus (hMPV) outbreak in China. hMPV causes symptoms like the common cold and Covid-19, with rising ...

The report of a boy from Prantij in Sabarkantha was also found to be positive on Wednesday, taking the total confirmed HMPV cases in the state to three. According to reports, across India ...