HMPV Out break in China
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After 5 years China produce new Virus called HMPV
HMPV is Human Metapneumovirus
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV or hMPV) is a negative-sense single-stranded RNA virus of the family Pneumoviridae[1] and is closely related to the Avian metapneumovirus (AMPV) subgroup C. It was isolated for the first time in 2001 in the Netherlands by using the RAP-PCR (RNA arbitrarily primed PCR) technique for identification of unknown viruses growing in cultured cells. As of 2016, it was the second most common cause (after respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)) of acute respiratory tract illness in otherwise-healthy children under the age of 5 in a large US outpatient clinic
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a virus that usually causes symptoms similar to COVID 19
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) symptoms
Cold or Running nose
Cough or Wheeze
A Sore Throat
Serious illness
HMPV virus is mainly affected to young children, adults over 65 and people with weakened immune systems are at a higher risk for serious illness. HMPV is common — most people get it before they turn 5.
Around 6000 to 8000 cases are RECORED in China where 150 are are died
It often causes upper respiratory infection, but it can sometimes cause lower respiratory infections like pneumonia, asthma flare-ups or make chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) worse. HMPV infections are more common in the winter and early spring.
How to prevent infection
- Wash your hands properly
- Wear Mask while moving outside
- maintain distance from other