Cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) are reportedly wreaking havoc across China. On social media, images of Chinese hospitals overrun with masked patients have been circulated. The virus outbreak ...

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 ...

Background: Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is an emerging virus associated with acute respiratory tract infections (ARIs) in young children. Objectives: To evaluate virologic and clinical features ...

The most recent virus making waves is the human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC officials confirmed to USA TODAY that an uptick in HMPV ...

Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a respiratory virus that causes infections like the flu or cold. It affects people of all ages but is more severe in young children, older adults, and those with ...

Among these viruses is the human metapneumovirus, often called HMPV. There's been an increase in HMPV cases in China, though officials say it isn't out of the ordinary, according to USA TODAY.

According to the Chinese authorities, they are dealing with an outbreak of a bug called human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in the north of the country. First identified in the Netherlands in 2001 ...