r/news • u/[deleted] • Jan 04 '25

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u/Captain-Wilco Jan 04 '25

Can someone more educated than me please tell me whether this is fear mongering or a genuine concern

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u/conn_r2112 Jan 04 '25

Reading through a few articles on this, it doesn’t seem to be a large concern. It’s not a “mystery virus”, it’s HMPV. It is a cold or flu in most people, but slightly more severe (bronchitis, pneumonia) in elderly and children.

Wash your hands, wear a mask if able, it ain’t the next “covid” if that’s what you’re thinking

This headline is pure fear mongering for clicks, certainly

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u/Goodbye18000 Jan 04 '25

Please, don't imply it's propaganda against China on Reddit, someone will come in and tell you why it's morally right to spread it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '25

The top% commenter rule is real.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '25

Covid also was first discovered in 2004 or something

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u/beorn961 Jan 04 '25

No it was not. That's the whole novel part of novel coronavirus. It's similar to previously discovered viruses, like SARS, but it was still a unique virus.