with some also experiencing a rash, shortness of breath or a sore throat. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: "Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) can cause upper and lower ...

HMPV is similar to the common cold for most people. Symptoms include a stuffy or runny nose, coughing, shortness of breath, fever, sore throat, wheezing and a rash. For most people, the illness ...

Cases of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) are rising in the UK, weeks after images of packed hospital waiting rooms in China sparked alarm on social media. It was dubbed the “mystery virus” as ...

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV), although discovered in 2001, is making headlines after an unspecified increase in cases was reported in China. Although it has not been officially pronounced by local ...

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is another in the catalog of respiratory viruses causing a stir. The virus peaked in spring, affecting a number of children and the elderly, per CNN. Most of the time ...

First reported in children from the Netherlands in 2001. Retrospective studies have shown the presence of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in the human population from as early as the 1950s.

People in the UK have been advised to avoid some medical settings and to wear masks in some hospitals and clinics after a rise in cases of a virus now as HMPV. Infections caused concern when there ...

A deluge of disinformation about a virus called hMPV is stoking anti-China sentiment across Asia and spurring unfounded concerns of renewed lockdowns, despite experts dismissing comparisons with the ...

Ghana has recorded one case of Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV). This is the first case detected since the country begun testing for human metapneumovirus hMPV in January 2025. Mr Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, ...

The HMPV is a respiratory virus that can cause mild to severe illness. The vulnerable group includes young children, older adults, and individuals with weakened immune systems A one-year-old girl ...

The Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has confirmed the detection of a single case of the Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) in Ghana. According to him, the case was detected in an elderly adult ...

We’ve seen increased interest in recent weeks in the number of cases of respiratory illness caused by the human metapneumovirus, also known as hMPV. Some headlines have referred to a “mystery virus”, ...