News of a respiratory virus spreading in China and footage of crowded hospitals have predictably led to panic, with concern that the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) may be COVID 2.0 for 2025.

Cases of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) are on the rise in China, causing global concern. The respiratory virus is not new, but much of the public was previously unaware of its existence.

Authorities in China said they are monitoring cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, after a reported increase inside the country, according to Reuters. Although cases are increasing at a rapid ...

HMPV commonly circulates during respiratory virus season, experts say. Chinese health officials are reportedly monitoring an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV). There is currently ...

Reports of a respiratory disease called human metapneumovirus (hMPV) spreading in China have stoked fears and misinformation on social media. Some posts claimed that this is a new virus and that ...

Languages: English, French Bird flu (H5N1) has been transmitted from animals to humans in the United States, while HMPV cases are on the rise in China. Meanwhile, norovirus, a non-respiratory ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring reports of a spike in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, as the US sees an increase in such cases. The CDC said it was aware of ...

She speaks English and a little French. As rates of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) have risen in China, other countries have begun reporting cases of the virus. HMPV is a virus that presents ...

Chinese health officials are reportedly monitoring an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV). There is currently no evidence that the outbreak is out of the ordinary or that a new ...

HMPV has circulated in humans for decades. By Stephanie Nolen Stephanie Nolen covers global health. Reports of a surge in cases of a respiratory virus in China have evoked dark echoes of the start ...

A reported increase in cases of the respiratory virus human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China has caused alarm on social media. Photos and videos of crowded hospitals shared online have many people — ...