Rising Concerns Over HMPV Surge in China
HMPV: China has downplayed the outbreak of human metapneumovirus or HMPV despite social media videos and posts showing its health system overburdened. What is human metapneumovirus (HMPV)? Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a virus that usually causes symptoms similar to the common cold. It often causes upper respiratory infections, but it can sometimes cause lower respiratory infections like pneumonia,…