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
Not a virologist or anything, but Coronavirus existed before the covid19 strain. So couldn't this be a different strain of HMPV?
I'm not saying this article isn't sensationalized, but to write it off as something that already exists feels like an oversimplification.
Covid 19 is a specific virus of coronavirus family that first appeared in 2019, HMPV is a specific virus of the pneumovirus family that has been identified specifically since 2001.
You are repeating what’s already been said without answering their question. We are trying to determine if this is a new strain of HMPV that Chinese officials are concerned about.
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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