News of a respiratory virus spreading in China and footage of crowded hospitals has predictably led to panic among the people ...

Unlike COVID-19, human metapneumovirus has been around for decades, and we understand how it spreads and how to treat it.

HMPV is now recognized as one of the viruses responsible for "the common cold," usually causing mild symptoms such as a cough and a runny or stuffy nose. There is no specific treatment for HMPV and at ...

A recent increase in cases of the human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in China has been misrepresented on social media as evidence ...

The World Health Organization has urged China to share data to help understand the origins of Covid-19, five years on from ...

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

Social media claims about a new epidemic overwhelming hospitals and crematories in China, involving influenza A, HMPV, ...

If you’ve been hit with a respiratory tract infection this festive season, it’s more likely to be Covid-19 than the flu.

Rising cases of common respiratory illnesses in China and elsewhere around the Northern Hemisphere are within the range ...

Posts have flooded social media warning that a new pandemic could be starting in China. Here's why scientists think those ...

While cases are climbing in China, the situation is very different from what it was when Covid-19 emerged five years ago, ...

Five years after the virus that causes COVID emerged in China it still holds some mysteries. The disease has killed an ...