HMPV is now recognized as one of the viruses responsible for "the common cold," usually causing mild symptoms such as a cough and a runny or stuffy nose. There is no specific treatment for HMPV and at ...

In China, reports of HMPV infections have indeed been rising in recent weeks in the more northerly regions. But so have ...

The increase in cases of this pathogen in China resurrects old fears. Experts include it in the package of known winter ...

A recent increase in cases of the human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in China has been misrepresented on social media as evidence ...

HMPV stands for “human metapneumovirus” and generally causes a mild infection of the upper respiratory tract. It spreads via person-to-person contact or when someone touches a contaminated surface.

The World Health Organization has said that the metapneumovirus (hMPV) that caused the outbreak in China is not a new virus, ...

One figure widely quoted by pest control companies: There are 1,000 pounds of termites for every human on Earth. If you like big numbers, the 2018 report is delicious reading. Recently ...

The global health body in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), released the joint assessment based on data that ...

A patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe infection of avian influenza, marking the first serious human case in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

One person in Barron County, Wis., is believed to be "the first presumptive positive human case" of bird flu in the state, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS).

In a recent study published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Powell and his colleagues identified two specific HERV expression signatures associated with disease: downregulation of HERVs located on ...