HMPV, China and metapneumovirus

The attention being paid to a Chinese outbreak of a virus often confused with flu is a sign that respiratory infection ...
Reports of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a common respiratory illness that causes flu- and cold-like symptoms, are growing ...
HMPV is a respiratory virus that primarily targets the upper and lower respiratory tract upon entering the body.
Severe pneumonia caused by human metapneumovirus in an immunocompetent adult highlights diagnostic challenges and underscores ...
Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), which has been spreading in China, has now been reported in Indonesia. Experts say the virus is ...
The illness is "typically mild", said The Independent, but it can lead to "severe complications such as pneumonia, ...
However, hMPV is not new. It was first identified in 2001 and may have been circulating decades earlier, with recurring ...
HMPV is now recognized as one of the viruses responsible for "the common cold," usually causing mild symptoms such as a cough and a runny or stuffy nose. There is no specific treatment for HMPV and at ...