Winter also marks the height of the respiratory virus season, a period of sniffles, sneezes, congestion, fever and other ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common viral infection that may lead to serious complications in certain groups. Since 2023, vaccines are now available and are highly recommended ...

A virus rapidly spreading in China is also circulating in the United States, causing concern among health experts.

Alarmist headlines that warn of China being once again being overwhelmed by a mysterious new virus have dominated over the past few days. But the virus that is reported to be responsible for a surge ...

Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, a contagious virus that can lead to respiratory disease, is reportedly spiking in northern China. Infectious disease experts say risk to the U.S. is low.

Reports of a surge in cases of a respiratory virus in China have evoked dark ... and that there aren’t any significant mutations of concern.” This story was originally published at nytimes.com.

So, which respiratory virus invaded your cells? Several types of viruses could be the culprit: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza, parainfluenza viruses, metapneumovirus, rhinoviruses ...

Respiratory syncytial virus prefusion F (RSVpreF) vaccine significantly reduced severe RSV-related lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) requiring hospitalization or emergency department (ED ...

Discovered in 2001, HMPV belongs to the Pneumoviridae family and is closely related to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). It is a leading cause of acute respiratory infections, particularly in ...

These increases are typically driven by seasonal epidemics of common pathogens such as influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), human metapneumovirus (hMPV), and mycoplasma pneumoniae.