United States: In a worrisome latest report, the severe rise of a very infectious human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has been shown in China after the country started a ramped-up approach for screening, early detection, and isolation of unknown pathogens.
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The health department in China is observing a climbing incidence of HMPV, with children under the age of fourteen being the worst affected in northern provinces, Reuters.
The Chinese government is now testing a surveillance system for pneumonia of an unspecified cause in order to observe higher alertness than that which was apparent five years ago when COVID-19 emerged.
Rising cases
Reuters has established that HMPV cases have been on the rise in China, and the disease is also capable of spreading to other infectious diseases such as rhinovirus.
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The virus may lead to upper and lower respiratory illnesses in both young and old populations, livemint.com reported.
However, adults of a young age, elderly people, and those with weak immune systems are more likely to get infected with it.
HMPV was discovered in 2001. As per the US CDC details, the virus symptoms are almost the same as the other normal viral illnesses that occur during the winter season.
Following are some of the most conspicuous signs of the HMPV virus in China.
Headache, coughing, fever, nasal congestion, shortness of breath. In many cases, the clinical conditions of the infection worsen and lead to an ailment such as bronchitis or pneumonia.
This is like other viruses that bring upper and lower respiratory diseases.