But the coronavirus causes COVID, while the influenza virus causes the flu. COVID also spreads faster than the flu and remains contagious for longer periods. Both illnesses cause symptoms such ...

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The samples were tested for a wide range of respiratory pathogens, including HMPV, COVID-19, influenza viruses, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), adenovirus, rhinovirus, enterovirus and ...

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Digicomphoto / Science Photo Library via Getty Images The United States has reported its first human death from H5N1 bird flu, marking a somber moment in the ongoing outbreak of the virus.

Unlike the coronavirus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, HMPV is a known virus, with established risks and countermeasures. However, it does pose a risk for vulnerable groups, such as ...

By Stephanie Nolen Stephanie Nolen covers global health. Reports of a surge in cases of a respiratory virus in China have evoked dark echoes of the start of the Covid-19 pandemic almost exactly ...

HMPV causes flu-like symptoms. The virus usually affects the upper respiratory system but can sometimes cause lower respiratory infections. HMPV is more common in winter and early spring.

The number of cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory virus that causes flu-like symptoms, is increasing in China. The country's disease control authority said it was monitoring the ...