Jun 20, 2023 · Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a virus that usually causes symptoms similar to a cold. You might cough or wheeze, have a runny nose or a sore throat. Most cases are mild, but young children, adults over 65 and people with weakened immune systems are at a higher risk for serious illness.

Aug 15, 2016 · Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) can cause upper and lower respiratory disease in people of all ages, especially among young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. Discovered in 2001, HMPV is in the Pneumoviridae family along with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Dec 17, 2024 · Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a virus that causes cold-like respiratory symptoms. Most people get HMPV before the age of 5, and the symptoms are typically mild.

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV or hMPV) is a negative-sense single-stranded RNA virus of the family Pneumoviridae and is closely related to the avian metapneumovirus (AMPV) subgroup C.

Jan 10, 2025 · Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is one of the viruses that causes the common cold (upper respiratory infection). It usually makes people only mildly sick, but it can make some people very sick. The virus belongs to the Pneumoviridae family of viruses, along with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Jul 17, 2023 · Human metapneumovirus is a lipid-enveloped single-stranded, negative-sense non-segmented RNA virus that was reclassified in 2016 from the Paramyxovirdae family to the Pneumoviridae family and the Metapneumovirus genus. It …

Aug 16, 2023 · Human metapneumovirus is a virus that causes upper and lower respiratory infections (the common cold). If you catch this virus, you might experience cold-like symptoms, including sniffles, sore throat, and a cough.

Jan 10, 2025 · A key difference from the SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic is that human metapneumovirus has existed for decades, and most people will have some pre-existing immunity to it. “Whilst HMPV does mutate and change over time with new strains emerging, it is not a virus that we consider to have pandemic potential.

Jan 9, 2025 · A surge in cases of the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China has raised fears of another Covid-style pandemic. Images of hospitals overrun with masked patients have circulated widely on ...

Jan 16, 2025 · The World Health Organization (WHO) in its Disease Outbreak News dated 7 January 2025 provided information and advice to the public about trends of acute respiratory infection including human metapneumovirus (hMPV), in the Northern Hemisphere.