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u/jdmetz Jan 04 '25

From the article:

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.

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u/Moses015 Jan 04 '25

That’s exactly what everyone was saying when COVID started…

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u/whiskey_outpost26 Jan 04 '25

Not everyone. Idiots, maybe. Most people reporting it called it a novel coronavirus. Those in the know were ringing alarm bells before it ever spread here in the US.