Amid human metapneumovirus or hMPV scare, you must have met people warning you about its cold or flu-like symptoms. Generally, individuals infected with hMPV show signs such as cough, fever, and ...

For most people, hMPV will cause symptoms similar to […] Interaksyon. hMPV may be spreading in China. Here’s what to know about this virus – and why it’s not cause for alarm.

HMPV has an incubation period of three to six days, according to the CDC. Symptoms include cough, nasal congestion, fever and shortness of breath, the federal health agency said.

But hMPV, which causes respiratory tract infections similar to colds and flu, is not new in China or elsewhere in the world and, as of Jan. 9, Chinese officials have not declared any emergency ...

"HMPV is common worldwide, including in the UK, and tends to spread more frequently during the winter and early spring months, much like other respiratory viruses." Carol Yepes // Getty Images.

But HMPV typically circulates in the Northern Hemisphere in winter, and China’s CDC data shows that there have also been rises in a number of other common respiratory infections, ...

Cases of HMPV have been steadily increasing in the U.S. since November 2024 with 1.94% of weekly tests positive for HMPV as of Dec. 28, 2024, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control ...