Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections in children under two years old, resulting in significant morbidity and a heavy economic burden on healthcare ...

Every year, millions of infants are infected by a little-known virus that is the most common cause of respiratory disease in children. Respiratory syncytial ... in infants under 12 months of ...

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

Discovered in 2001, HMPV belongs to the Pneumoviridae family and is closely related to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV ... including children under five and adults over 65, often experience ...

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Children 14 and under are said to be most affected. While not as widely known as other viruses, HMPV is not new. The virus was first discovered in 2001 and is in the same family as respiratory ...