Reports of a flu-like virus called HMPV in China have sparked online misinformation, including posts with tens of thousands ...

HMPV is now recognized as one of the viruses responsible for "the common cold," usually causing mild symptoms such as a cough ...

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) cases are on the rise, with India reporting 17 cases in recent days. Health officials have urged ...

Both HMPV and COVID-19 are respiratory illnesses, their differences in severity, systemic impact, and prevention strategies ...

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) cases continue to be reported in several states across India, although the number of cases is ...

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.

Amid fears of another global pandemic, social media users are circulating claims that all schools in China have been closed ...

The HMPV symptoms are primarily mild cold, but in high-risk groups, they can escalate to bronchiolitis or pneumonia, which is ...

The World Health Organization said in January 2025 that China's reported levels of acute respiratory infections, including ...

A viral outbreak in China sounds alarmingly familiar to 2019, back in the days before most of us had ever heard of the “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2”, better known as Covid-19.

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