This past cold and flu season was nothing to sneeze at — and now another respiratory tract infection is making headlines.
The human metapneumovirus, aka HMPV, is a respiratory disease in the same family as the respiratory syncytia virus that saw a number of children hospitalized this past winter. Cases of HMPV have also spiked this spring, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show. And when infections peaked in mid-March, almost 11% of tested specimens were positive for HMPV, CNN reported — which is about…
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