You may have heard recent news reports about a surge in cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, in the Northern Hemisphere, ...

A virus rapidly spreading in China is also circulating in the United States, causing concern among health experts.

The United States is reportedly seeing a surge in norovirus, flu symptoms and other viral illnesses amid HMPV outbreak in China. The symptoms of flu can last anywhere from a few days to two weeks. As ...

Human metapneumovirus is a respiratory virus that causes flu or cold-like symptoms. The virus peaks during late winter and spring, according to the United States-based Centers for Disease Control ...

It was discovered in 2001 that HMPV belongs to the Pneumoviridae family, as stated by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to virologists in India ...

Public health experts caution that the human metapneumovirus cases are part of the typical ebb and flow of respiratory virus seasons.

Health experts told Newsweek about the threats posed by the viruses and shared the best ways to protect oneself.

Auwaerter says the Chinese might be more susceptible to HMPV because China enforced more stringent COVID lockdowns than, for example, the United States, during the pandemic. “They stayed home ...

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

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.

The United States witnesses a rise in HMPV cases, with positive test rates doubling between the start of December and the end of the month. HMPV in US: As new data indicates that the HMPV virus is ...