Hospitals in China have been 'overwhelmed' by outbreak says WHO as NHS says people with respiratory symptoms should 'limit ...

ShareFears have been triggered globally ever since the news of many masked patients seen attending several hospitals in China ...

The UK Health Security Agency has given an update on the 'mystery' virus, which was later identified as HMPV, as cases soar ...

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In the majority of cases, HMPV causes only mild illness, but in some very young children, the elderly and people with ...

You may have heard recent news reports about a surge in cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, in the Northern Hemisphere, ...

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), HMPV spreads in the same way as other colds, through respiratory particles.

A virus rapidly spreading in China is also circulating in the United States, causing concern among health experts.

As case numbers surged in the East, data showed that the virus had already arrived in the UK. The latest update from the UK's ...

Around 7,826 specimens were tested and British residents were told to "consider wearing a face mask" to prevent cases rising.

Nearly one in 20 hospital patients tested were positive for human metapneumovirus as of the latest data, the highest figure ...

Known as human metapneumovirus (hMPV), this is one of the viruses that cause the common cold (upper respiratory infection).