(NEXSTAR) — Respiratory illnesses are spreading throughout the U.S., causing multiple states to see a spike in hospital ...

Dr. David Hill, Chair of the National Board, American Lung Association joins CBS New York to discuss the HMPV virus and how ...

The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said, ...

Much of the worry surrounding HMPV comes from concerns it is like coronavirus in 2019: a new virus that can cause severe ...

Hospitals in China, where the ongoing spread has originated, have been alerted as an increasing number of people have become infected with this virus.

While hMPV is not a new virus, China saw a rising number of cases late last year. Now, more than 15 cases of the Human ...

The human metapneumovirus is reportedly surging in China, but should Americans be concerned? Here's what to know about HMPV ...

HMPV symptoms include cough, nasal congestion, fever and shortness of breath, according to the CDC. But, symptoms can progress to bronchitis or pneumonia. The incubation period of the virus can be ...

Not many people had heard of human metapneumovirus, or HPMV, until a surge of recent cases in China made headlines.

HMPV is considered relatively common, with most infected before age 5, according to Dr. Eileen Schneider, an epidemiologist ...

According to the CDC, HMPV goes around during specific annual seasons in the U.S., beginning in the winter and lasting until, or through, spring. The CDC's National Respiratory and Enteric Virus ...