5 ways HMPV is different to Covid: Symptoms, spread and who it affects - Images of mask-clad patients in Chinese waiting rooms are igniting a Covid-related trauma response. Here’s the how two ...

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 ...

First things first: unlike Covid-19, what is happening in China is not a new virus, it is human metapneumovirus (HMPV), an “old” virus that was discovered in the Netherlands in 2001.

News outlets and social media posts have commented on the outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, suggesting that the little-known virus could cause a pandemic similar to COVID-19. The ...

While cases are climbing in China, the situation is very different from what it was when Covid-19 emerged five years ago, medical experts say. HMPV has circulated in humans for decades.

The human metapneumovirus is reportedly surging in China, but should Americans be concerned? Here's what to know about HMPV symptoms and more.

As China continues to monitor an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), here's what you need to know about the illness.

With all respiratory illnesses, including flu, Covid, RSV and hMPV, sharing similar symptoms, how can you tell which one you've got? We look in detail at how the different symptoms compare - and ...

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

As cases of the HMPV virus continue to increase in the U.S. and in China, here's what you need to know about the virus.