The HMPV outbreak is currently overwhelming hospitals in China but Beijing says respiratory infections are "less severe" and "smaller in scale" compared to last year

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Expert delivers verdict on new virus's connection with Covid-19 pandemic

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An uptick of a routine virus in China ignited dire headlines and social media posts, but public health experts caution that the human metapneumovirus cases...

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What is HMPV? Experts say alarm over virus outbreak in China is overblown

An outbreak of human metapneumovirus in China has raised concerns, but experts have assured that it is not as severe as the Covid pandemic. HMPV is common in winter across many countries, including Ireland.

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HMVP symptoms as expert gives verdict on virus's connection with Covid pandemic

China is currently experiencing a HMPV outbreak, but Beijing has stated that respiratory infections are "less severe" and "smaller in scale" than last year.The Covid-19 pandemic was more severe than the HMPV virus outbreak, an expert explained today. Professor Jill Carr, a virologist, reassures that the outbreak of HMPV in China is not likely to cause another pandemic. The virus is similar to Covid in that it spreads through droplet particles in…

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HMPV expert gives verdict on virus's connection to Covid-19 as China faces new outbreak

In recent weeks, the media has been reporting on a growing number of respiratory illnesses in China caused by human metapneumovirus (HMPV). This is nothing new, in fact it has been with us for decades, and is the third most common virus causing respiratory infections. Why is it now ...

V posledních týdnech se v médiích objevují zprávy o rostoucím počtu případů respiračních onemocnění v Číně, které má na svědomí lidský metapneumovirus (HMPV) . Není to nic nového, ve skutečnosti je tu s námi je desítky let, jde o třetí nejčastější virus způsobující respirační infekce. Proč se teď ...

Virus HMPV. Co to je a proč nehrozí pandemie jako u covid-19

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HMPV virus. What is it and why there is no threat of a pandemic like Covid-19

A new year and a new Virus gift from China. China reports a new disease outbreak almost five years after the COVID-19 global pandemic in 2019-2020. On Friday, China confirmed the Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) surge in their country. Moreover, China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning de-emphasized the virus by saying “Respiratory infections tend to peak during the winter season in the Northern Hemisphere. The diseases appear to be less sever…

Expert delivers verdict on new virus's connection with Covid-19 pandemic

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