Human metapneumovirus
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| Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) structure and genome | |
Virus classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Monjiviricetes |
| Order: | Mononegavirales |
| Family: | Pneumoviridae |
| Genus: | Metapneumovirus |
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Human metapneumovirus (HMPV or hMPV) is a type of virus that has one strand of RNA[1] and belongs to the Pneumoviridae family. It is very similar to another virus called Avian metapneumovirus (AMPV) group C. Scientists first found it in 2001 in the Netherlands by using a special method (RAP-PCR) to find unknown viruses in lab-grown cells.[2]
By 2016, HMPV was the second most common virus (after respiratory syncytial virus, RSV) that caused lung and breathing problems in healthy children under 5 years old in a big clinic in the United States.[3]
Most babies with HMPV go to the hospital when they are between 6 to 12 months old. This is a bit older than babies with RSV, who usually get very sick at 2 to 3 months. The symptoms and how bad HMPV is are much like RSV. HMPV also makes older adults sick. A big outbreak of HMPV happened in China at the end of 2024.[4] In January 2025, the first cases of this virus were found in India.[5]
Human Metapneumovirus Media
Frontal chest radiograph of a 47-year-old with encephalitis-associated human metapneumovirus. Consolidation in the right middle lobe (circle) indicating pneumonia.
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Reference
- ↑ Family: Pneumoviridae | ICTV (in en). ictv.global. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ↑ van den Hoogen, Bernadette G.. A newly discovered human pneumovirus isolated from young children with respiratory tract disease (in en). Nature Medicine 7 (6) (2001-06-01). p. 719–724. doi:10.1038/89098.
- ↑ Williams, John V.. Human Metapneumovirus and Lower Respiratory Tract Disease in Otherwise Healthy Infants and Children. New England Journal of Medicine 350 (5) (2004-01-29). p. 443–450. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa025472.
- ↑ Singh, Vikrant. HMPV outbreak in China? Amid viral videos and govt ambiguity, know symptoms and precautions (in en). Wion (2025-01-03). Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ↑ "HMPV is here: India detects its first case in Bengaluru". The Economic Times. 2025-01-06. . https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/hmpv-is-here-india-detects-its-first-case-in-bengaluru/articleshow/116980492.cms. Retrieved 2025-01-06.