As China experiences a surge of the infectious respiratory virus HMPV, here’s everything you need to know about it. Nevertheless, the Australian government is closely monitoring the situation in ...

HMPV causes flu-like symptoms. The virus usually affects the upper respiratory system but can sometimes cause lower respiratory infections. HMPV is more common in winter and early spring.

Discovered in 2001, HMPV belongs to the Pneumoviridae family, the same family as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Facing a health emergency that echoes the distressing days of the Covid-19 pandemic, China is grappling with a new challenge as it battles the spread of multiple viruses, including the human ...

The Federal Government on Sunday said it would activate surveillance measures for inbound passengers from China following the current surge of a respiratory virus. Reports indicate that the virus ...

Now the virus is creeping uncomfortably close to spreading among humans. In November, a teenager in Fraser Valley, British Columbia sought medical care for conjunctivitis and a cough. Six days ...

Amid the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) outbreak in China, the Telangana government on Saturday released a health advisory, urging the public there is no need for alarm. The Telangana Director of ...

Worrying scenes in China recently have been likened to the early days of the Coronavirus outbreak while local news stations in the country say a little-known virus could be behind a spike in ...

New Delhi: Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic, China is facing an outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV). Reports and social media posts indicate that the virus is spreading quickly, with some ...

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic, China is reportedly experiencing a rapid outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), which causes flu-like symptoms. The infection is said to be spreading at an ...

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic, China is now battling another viral outbreak—human metapneumovirus (HMPV). Reports indicate that the virus is spreading rapidly across the country, with claims ...