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

HMPV is a respiratory virus identified in 2001, affecting mainly young children, the elderly, and those with weakened immune ...

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 ...

Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), which has been spreading in China, has now been reported in Indonesia. Experts say the virus is ...

The bird flu virus circulating among cows, poultry and wild birds isn't yet a threat to the general public, but experts say ...

Meta announced this week it was ending third-party fact-checking and moving towards community notes. Some experts fear it could lead to a rise in health misinformation.

A variant of the virus caused disease in people in 1997, when there was a small but deadly outbreak in Hong Kong. Eighteen ...

Cast your mind back. The month is January, and there are early warnings about a respiratory virus originating in China. It ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Respiratory virus activity nationwide remained in the red on Thursday, according to the CDC. The agency reports that COVID and flu are increasing around the country. Meanwhile ...

Most people who catch the flu have only the above mild symptoms and recover on their own without the use of antiviral ...

With many viruses now on the rise, it can be hard to know which illness you have and how to handle it. A doctor helps you to ...

Cases of various illnesses are on the rise as snow and cold weather keep people indoors. Outbreaks of norovirus, also called ...