Social media is claiming that another virus like Corona is spreading rapidly from China. Many photos and videos related to this are going viral on social media. Five years after the Covid pandemic, the outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus is spreading. Various reports and social media posts suggest that this virus is spreading rapidly. Many have claimed that the bodies of many people who have fallen victim to the virus are now lying in the crematorium. In a viral video on social media, a large crowd of people is seen in the hospital. Many people have also opined that people are being infected by many viruses.
According to the report, The horror that the novel Covid-19 virus from China has unleashed throughout the world still lingers vividly in our minds. The other new coronavirus that is ravaging China rapidly has heightened our anxiety. All ages, be it children to the elderly are affected by the new virus. Because of how fast the new infection cases escalate, hospitals fill up already. This new virus identified in China is said to bear similarities with the corona outbreak. This new virus has been renamed ‘Human Metapneumovirus’, or HMPV.
Virus are being said to be major, and these are like ordinary flu. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this disease shows mild symptoms. But people are afraid that it may change its form and become fatal like corona. Therefore, there is no harm in taking precautions from now on.
What is HMPV, and why is it spreading?
People infected by HMPV, which is similar to the Covid-19 virus, are similar in the symptoms they develop. It develops pneumonia and bronchitis besides the cold, cough, and fever common to all such infections. Breathing is the other issue suffered by the ones affected.It is dangerous for children under the age of six, the elderly, and anyone with a weakened immune system. According to Reuters, patients have been exposed to influenza A, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, rhinovirus, and Covid-19. HMPV virus first discovered by Dutch researchers in 2001. It has an incubation period of 3 to 5 days, and it is most prevalent in winter and spring.
