Reports of a respiratory disease called human metapneumovirus (hMPV) spreading in China have stoked fears and misinformation ...

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

A common respiratory virus is making headlines in China, but health experts confirm it's not the next COVID-19. Learn why this seasonal surge of HMPV is different and what global health authorities ...

The Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a prevalent respiratory virus that typically presents ... as stated by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

A viral outbreak in China sounds alarmingly familiar to 2019, back in the days before most of us had ever heard of the “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2”, better known as Covid-19.

As cases of the HMPV virus continue to increase in the U.S. and in China, here's what you need to know about the virus.

The CDC’s actions come in response to China’s government-run media confirming that positivity rates of HMPV hare rising in children under the age of 14, despite respiratory illnesses being ...

HMPV is similar to a virus that is better known in the United States — respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. It causes symptoms much like those associated with flu and COVID, including cough, fever, ...

HMPV may sound like it has pandemic potential, but experts say it’s a familiar respiratory virus that generally only causes ...

Health experts told Newsweek about the threats posed by the viruses and shared the best ways to protect oneself.

Cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) have also been ... flu or cold-like symptoms. The virus peaks during late winter and spring, according to the United States-based Centers for Disease Control ...