HMPV is now recognized as one of the viruses responsible for "the common cold," usually causing mild symptoms such as a cough ...

China is feared to have unleashed a new virus on the world which could rival the Covid pandemic in its devastating impact.

The recent outbreak of HMPV in China has created a panic and raised a concern about HMPV leading to COVID-19 pandemic-like ...

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.

Reports of a flu-like virus called HMPV in China have sparked online misinformation, including posts with tens of thousands ...

Images of the HMPV virus sweeping China have triggered a mass case of Covid-related deja vu, with many fearing another potential pandemic could be on the cards. Searches have risen for terms ...

Both HMPV and COVID-19 are respiratory illnesses, their differences in severity, systemic impact, and prevention strategies ...

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

The World Health Organization said in January 2025 that China's reported levels of acute respiratory infections, including ...

But how worried should we really be? First things first: unlike Covid-19, what is happening in China is not a new virus, it is human metapneumovirus (HMPV), an “old” virus that was discovered ...

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) cases continue to be reported in several states across India, although the number of cases is ...

Cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) have also been reported from India amid seasonal winter patterns of a rise in respiratory illnesses. The surge of the cases in early December has raised global ...