Fears are growing across America and China as the threat of a new pandemic has risen, with the Midwest becoming a potential ...

The surge in cases of the flu-like HMPV virus in northern China has raised fears of another Covid-19 style pandemic. Users on social media are spreading alarmist claims on social media such as fake ...

(NEXSTAR) — Respiratory illnesses are spreading throughout the U.S., causing multiple states to see a spike in hospital visits. The latest data shows another virus, known as HMPV, has also been ...

HMPV symptoms include cough, nasal congestion, fever and shortness of breath, according to the CDC. But, symptoms can progress to bronchitis or pneumonia. The incubation period of the virus can be ...

HMPV is less dangerous than covid-19, though it similarly affects the respiratory system, said Dr Sayedur Rahman ...

The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic ...

However, hMPV is not new. It was first identified in 2001 and may have been circulating decades earlier, with recurring ...

Much of the worry surrounding HMPV comes from concerns it is like coronavirus in 2019: a new virus that can cause severe ...

The WHO has downplayed concerns over a rise in HMPV cases, saying outbreaks are normal during winter in the Northern ...

China’s National Disease Control and Prevention Administration recently reported an increase in respiratory infections, ...

In China, reports of HMPV infections have indeed been rising in recent weeks in the more northerly regions. But so have ...