The human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is not new in China or elsewhere in the world, its recent spike in China is within the usual range for winter and there is no evidence that China has declared a ...

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has been visualized by electron microscopy, revealing a pleiomorphic morphology that is similar in appearance to that observed in other paramyxoviruses.

Human metapneumovirus is a leading cause of acute respiratory infection, according to the American Lung Association. As with ...

Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is not new. The respiratory virus was first identified in 2001, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a respiratory virus that causes infections like the flu or cold. It affects people of all ...

MPV tends to hit hardest in young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. A virologist explains.

A boy receives nebulizer treatment in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Jan. 7, 2025, as the Indian Council of Medical Research confirmed the country's first cases of the human metapneumovirus ...

The human metapneumovirus, also known as HMPV, is reportedly surging in China, raising questions about what the illness is and if it's a concern to those in the U.S.. Officials in India have also ...

Human metapneumovirus, also known as HMPV, can cause upper and lower respiratory disease in people of all ages, and data from the Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released last ...

Reports of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a common respiratory illness that causes flu- and cold-like symptoms, are growing across the Northern Hemisphere, including in China, though neither the ...

Human metapneumovirus is another one of those winter respiratory viruses in the same family as RSV, and it increases during this time of the year [in the Northern Hemisphere].

Human metapneumovirus, or hMPV, was first identified 24 years ago by a group of Dutch scientists seeking to better characterize viruses responsible for acute respiratory infections.