HMPV mainly affects the respiratory system and can cause a wide range of illnesses, from mild cold-like symptoms to severe ...

Generally, healthcare providers will diagnose HMPV based on your symptoms, taking into account your medical history. A swab ...

Scarpino, who is also director of AI + Life Sciences at Northeastern, calls HMPV "an understudied disease we don't often test for ... of a preventative antibody treatment. Wastewater testing ...

Testing of samples from the 1950s demonstrated antibodies against this virus, suggesting infections have been common for at least several decades. Studies since have found hMPV in almost all ...

Currently, the primary method to detect HMPV infection in a private lab is the BioFire test — a comprehensive respiratory panel that tests for multiple pathogens simultaneously. It's not a test ...

The Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory virus recently ... through immunofluorescence or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). The test uses a combination of antibodies and enzymes to ...

A trip may also be advisable for those experiencing severe and persistent HMPV-like symptoms. They will be able to diagnose you and provide a test if necessary.

The human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, has seen a surge in cases throughout northern provinces this winter, with children under the age of 14 making up a significant number of patients. Alarmingly ...

A six-month-old girl in Mumbai became the eight case of human metapneumovirus (HMPV ... The boy tested positive in the test of a private laboratory, but the health authorities want to double ...