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

The good news first: China's latest virus outbreak â the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) - is yet to travel to the United States and the American medical community is taking no chances this time. The ...

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

As China experiences a rise in respiratory infections this winter, one little-known virus has gotten a lot of attention – and ...

A viral outbreak in China sounds alarmingly familiar to 2019, back in the days before most of us had ever heard of the “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2”, better known as Covid-19.

In the United States, HMPV cases have seen an increase since ... With HMPV back in the news, here's what you need to know about the virus and how you can protect yourself. According to the CDC ...

Health experts told Newsweek about the threats posed by the viruses and shared the best ways to protect oneself.

HMPV is similar to a virus that is better known in the United States — respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. It causes symptoms much like those associated with flu and COVID, including cough, fever, ...

HMPV or Human metapneumovirus has caused panic around the world as people are fearing the return of Covid-like situation.

HMPV may sound like it has pandemic potential, but experts say it’s a familiar respiratory virus that generally only causes ...

The virus peaks during late winter and spring, according to the United States-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. First identified in 2001 in the Netherlands, the disease is very common, ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is a reported spike in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, and they are monitoring it closely.