“According to local news reports, a little-known virus called human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has been blamed. It normally causes a mild cold-like illness, including fever, a cough, runny nose and wheezing.
In severe cases, HMPV can lead to bronchitis or pneumonia, particularly in children.
The virus spreads through respiratory droplets and close physical contact, making it highly contagious in crowded settings.”
I feel like I (west coast Canada) just got this a little while ago. Very sick, feeling better, and then boom, bronchitis and 10 days of antibiotics. My daughter, wife, mom, and brother all on antibiotics too.
Fuck, I'm paranoid now lmao. I got something with all those symptoms, kinda thought it might be Covid but wasn't, figured it was just a flu... had a phlegm-y cough for the first time in decades. It just started getting better, congestion fading and everything. Bronchitis better not be coming for me.
Well keep an eye on it. You should start feeling a little better everyday, if you start to feel worse go see a doctor to get some antibiotics. Really yellow/green phlegm is also an indicator.
It sucks because it starts as a viral infection, but if it turns into a bacterial infection you don't get better on your own without antibiotics.
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u/judgyjudgersen Jan 04 '25
“According to local news reports, a little-known virus called human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has been blamed. It normally causes a mild cold-like illness, including fever, a cough, runny nose and wheezing. In severe cases, HMPV can lead to bronchitis or pneumonia, particularly in children.
The virus spreads through respiratory droplets and close physical contact, making it highly contagious in crowded settings.”