Social media is rampant with reports of a surge of a new respiratory virus in China. Here's what we know about the virus.

Many people’s symptoms worsen during the winter period. “We call this an exacerbation or a flare up, when you get ...

An 8-month-old baby in Bengaluru, India, has been diagnosed with the first known case of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in the ...

Asher Biotherapeutics, a biotechnology company developing precisely-targeted immunotherapies for cancer and infectious diseases, today announced an ag ...

Valley fever is an infectious disease caused by the Coccidioides fungus that grows in the soil and dirt in some areas of ...

China’s National Disease Control and Prevention Administration recently reported an increase in respiratory infections, including HMPV, during the winter. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has not ...

The emergence of HMPV reminds many of the early COVID-19 pandemic due to its ties to China and respiratory infections. Learn ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s biggest infectious disease killer with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) posing a particular ...

Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, chairman of Kerala State IMA Research Cell, says it is very common in young children and there is no ...

Prevention remains key While there are no vaccines or antiviral treatments for HMPV, Dr Jayadevan recommended simple ...

Multiple viruses, including influenza A, HMPV, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Covid-19 are reportedly circulating in China ...

The filmmaker, who attained critical acclaim for his first film Hiralal, was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2023 ...