Fox Health: CDC monitoring possible spike of HMPV cases in China

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CDC monitoring possible spike of HMPV cases in China

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is a reported spike in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, and they are monitoring it closely....                        ...                        ...                            ...The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is closely monitoring reports of a spike in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in China.......HMPV, which was discovered in 2001, is common but underdiagnosed due to its similarities to the common cold, according to the CDC.......Cases of the virus in the United States are at "pre-pandemic" levels and are not "a cause for concern" at the moment, but there is a large spike in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login especially in children 14 and under, according to media reports in Beijing.......Chinese government officials said the reported spike coincides with seasonal illness and seems to be less severe than in other years.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"Respiratory infections tend to peak during the winter season," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, a medical epidemiologist in the CDC's Division of Viral Diseases, said HMPV is "associated with approximately 20,000 hospitalizations among children younger than 5 years."......The virus can also be a cause for concern in "older adults and immunocompromised patients."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Schneider said HMPV presentation is usually mild and can include respiratory symptoms such as cough, fever and nasal congestion. ......"The symptoms are often clinically indistinguishable from infection with other common respiratory viruses, such as You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login she said.......There is no vaccine or cure for the virus at this time, the CDC said, but the infection typically does improve with resting, drinking fluids and over-the-counter medication....

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