Delhi health authorities have issued an advisory for the preparedness to tackle potential health challenges emerging from the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) that has been reported to spread rapidly ...

Amid rising concerns over the detection of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases in India, several states, including Delhi and Karnataka, have issued advisories to prevent the spread of the virus.

A medic examines a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a school in New Delhi (2021). Dr. Carla Garcia Carreno, director of infection prevention and control at the Children's Medical Center Plano in Texas ...

hMPV is a close relative of RSV, and can cause infections in the upper or lower respiratory tracts. Like other respiratory viruses, hMPV infection causes symptoms such as cough, fever, sore throat ...

HMPV is a virus that can cause upper and lower respiratory disease in people of all ages. Young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems are the most at risk for serious ...

For comparison, rates of positive HMPV tests were more than four times higher (peaking at 8.11%) in the spring of 2024, and more than five times higher (peaking at 10.99%) in the spring of 2023.

How to Treat HMPV Unlike the flu or COVID-19, there is no vaccine or specific antiviral treatment for HMPV. Most people will recover on their own after a few days with basic supportive care.

HMPV is a respiratory disease that causes symptoms much like the common cold or flu: cough, fever, congestion, runny nose, a sore throat and shortness of breath, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

According to the CDC, based on data from the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System, cases of HMPV in the U.S. have been increasing since Nov. 2024, with 1.94% of weekly tests ...

The CDC’s actions come in response to China’s government-run media confirming that positivity rates of HMPV hare rising in children under the age of 14, despite respiratory illnesses being do… ...

For comparison, rates of positive HMPV tests were more than four times higher (peaking at 8.11%) in the spring of 2024, and more than five times higher (peaking at 10.99%) in the spring of 2023.