(NEXSTAR) — Respiratory illnesses are spreading throughout the U.S., causing multiple states to see a spike in hospital ...

Dr. David Hill, Chair of the National Board, American Lung Association joins CBS New York to discuss the HMPV virus and how ...

BEIJING (AP) — The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health ...

A surge in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China is sparking concerns five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, ...

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

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a respiratory infection that has been spreading globally, particularly in China and India.

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Not many people had heard of human metapneumovirus, or HPMV, until a surge of recent cases in China made headlines.

HMPV symptoms include cough, nasal congestion, fever and shortness of breath, according to the CDC. But, symptoms can progress to bronchitis or pneumonia. The incubation period of the virus can be ...

HMPV is considered relatively common, with most infected before age 5, according to Dr. Eileen Schneider, an epidemiologist ...

According to the CDC, HMPV goes around during specific annual seasons in the U.S., beginning in the winter and lasting until, or through, spring. The CDC's National Respiratory and Enteric Virus ...