China's New Virus Outbreak Explained

A respiratory virus is spreading in China. Here's why it's not the new COVID-19.
Unlike COVID-19, human metapneumovirus has been around for decades, and we understand how it spreads and how to treat it.
HMPV virus - latest: Cases begin rising in India and other parts of world after outbreak in China
HMPV is a respiratory disease that causes flu or cold-like symptoms. However, it can increase risks or lead to more serious complications like bronchitis or pneumonia, particularl
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A new respiratory virus outbreak in China, Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), has raised global concerns, especially for children and the elderly. With cases surging across northern provinces and Hong Kong on high alert,
HMPV outbreak: What to know about the virus spread in China
What is the current situation with HMPV? The current HMPV situation in China is a new outbreak of a known and relatively well-understood virus that has likely circulated among hum
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Authorities in Beijing have downplayed surge in cases, which comes five years after world was first alerted to emergence of Covid-19
HMPV virus spreads outside China: are we staring at another pandemic?
Health authorities worldwide are on high alert as human metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases surface beyond China’s borders, raising concerns about the potential for a global outbreak. Though China has yet to release official data on the virus’s prevalence,
What is HMPV and should we be worried? The virus outbreak surging across China
China has raised an alarm about another virus, five years after the Covid-19 pandemic, as it has now spread to other countries. Cases of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) involving infants – first, a three-month-old girl and later,

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