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Cold, flu and COVID may get the most attention, but a lesser-known, highly contagious virus is taking the West Coast by storm. Wastewater SCAN data show that human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, is rampant ...

A respiratory virus with no specific treatment or vaccines is spreading in the Bay Area. According to the CDC, the spike of the Human Metapneumovirus, or HMPV for short, started in December. A high ...

A respiratory virus is making rounds in California. High concentrations of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, have been detected in the wastewater within communities of Northern California, according to ...

A "new" virus in California has reached New Jersey as cases of HMPV in NJ have spiked in recent days, with the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) having no treatment and no vaccine, according to the Centers ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A respiratory virus that doesn’t have a vaccine or a specific treatment regimen is spreading in some parts of ...

Novato is one of the Northern California communities that have seen high concentrations of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, detected in local wastewater. (Santiago Mejia / Associated Press) A ...

The gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis has long presented researchers with a paradox. It has been associated with colorectal cancer, yet it also lives quite happily in most healthy people. A new study ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — At around 2 a.m., 7-year-old twin brothers arrived at Mission Hospital in Asheville. Both had a fever, a cough, a rash, pink eye and cold symptoms. The boys sat in one waiting room ...