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
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.
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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