Several cases of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) have been confirmed in India, affecting both infants and the elderly. In ...

Former AIIMS Chief Dr Randeep Guleria advises people to stay calm about the rise in HMPV cases. He highlights that the virus ...

Amid rising concern around respiratory illnesses in India, several state governments have raised surveillances and issued ...

The virus, which was first isolated in 2001, is just like any other respiratory virus that spreads through air, entering the ...

Health minister JP Nadda said that the virus was first identified in 2001 and said that health systems are in place and alert ...

EU monitoring cases amid soaring infections across China - Cases of the flu-like virus have spiked across northern Chinese ...

HMPV is a respiratory virus that primarily targets the upper and lower respiratory tract upon entering the body.

Yes, but don’t be alarmed, medical experts stress. According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which monitors ...

After the fast spread of HMPV cases in China, a new strain of Mpox-Clade 1b- has surfaced. Apart from fatigue and fever, it ...

Routine mask usage isn’t necessary for HMPV. Masks are primarily protective in cases of aerosol-based spread which was the ...

Even as the world fixates on hMPV, a genuine pandemic threat is emerging in the form of H5N1 bird flu. The virus has jumped ...