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

Amid fears of another global pandemic, social media users are circulating claims that all schools in China have been closed ...

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

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

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

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.

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

The HMPV symptoms are primarily mild cold, but in high-risk groups, they can escalate to bronchiolitis or pneumonia, which is ...

As China continues to monitor an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), here's what you need to know about the ...

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 ...

Symptoms of HMPV are similar to that of the cold and flu, they can include: More serious symptoms which require medical ...