In today’s health headlines, the HMPV virus and what you need to know. Plus, wildfire smoke and air quality, and is iodine ...

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

Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is raising concerns with its increasing infections in China and other regions. While the virus ...

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

HMPV is a respiratory virus identified in 2001, affecting mainly young children, the elderly, and those with weakened immune ...

What is HMPV? ADVERTISEMENT HMPV is a respiratory virus that spreads through droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes ...

Amid rising concern around respiratory illnesses in India, several state governments have raised surveillances and issued ...

Amid rising concern around respiratory illnesses in India, several state governments have raised surveillances and issued ...

Yes, but don’t be alarmed, medical experts stress. According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which monitors ...

The child, who is currently admitted to a private hospital in Himmatnagar town, had been considered a suspected HMPV case ...

Unwilling to take any chances, India is ramping up the number of laboratories testing hMPV cases, and the Indian Council of ...

Given the overlap in symptoms, laboratory testing is required to distinguish between RSV and HMPV, the gold standard for detecting both viruses. While quick antigen tests are available for RSV, their ...