Too many kids are dying from the flu in the US. That can be fixed.Despite a severe flu season, fewer Americans are getting flu shots, particularly children. Only 43% of eligible kids were vaccinated by ear...
19 Jan, 2025, 10.57 AM IST
Assam reports first HMPV case of the season, India records over 10 cases so farA 10-month-old child in Assam has been diagnosed with human metapneumovirus (HMPV), the first case this season. The child is undergoing tre...
11 Jan, 2025, 01.59 PM IST
HMPV in China seasonal in nature, nothing new: WHOThe WHO has assured that the spread of human metapneumovirus in China is not alarming. Current hospital utilization rates are lower than la...
09 Jan, 2025, 12.16 AM IST
Health Ministry urges states to strengthen surveillance amid HMPV casesThe health ministry has called on states to enhance surveillance and review measures for ILI and SARI after Human Metapneumovirus cases wer...
07 Jan, 2025, 05.54 PM IST
What is HMPV? Its symptoms, transmission and prevention explainedHuman Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a respiratory virus that has recently gained attention due to an outbreak in China. It causes respiratory i...
06 Jan, 2025, 05.27 PM IST
Viral video showing HMPV chaos at China hospital raises alarm. Is human metapneumovirus a new virus?HMPV surge in China: China is dealing with an outbreak of respiratory illness- Human Metapnuemovirus (HMPV) which has raised concerns all o...
06 Jan, 2025, 05.04 PM IST
What's HMPV and its symptoms: How to know if you are infected, how to diagnose itHMOV Symptoms: An outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China has raised global concerns. India is also monitoring the virus. Symptom...
06 Jan, 2025, 12.50 PM IST
HMPV in Bengaluru: Is it too early to hit the panic button in India?Karnataka's Health Minister reassured citizens after the state confirmed two cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). HMPV is not a new virus...
06 Jan, 2025, 12.34 PM IST
China faces Covid-like scare again: All you should know about HMPV & other viruses overwhelming hospitals and crematoriumsHuman Metapneumovirus: China is coping with an outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), along with other viruses such as Influenza A, Myco...
04 Jan, 2025, 12.41 AM IST
Chinese health authorities say COVID-19 infections may rebound in JanuaryChina's fever clinic attendance has decreased, but health officials warn of a potential January rebound in COVID-19 infections. Despite low...
15 Jan, 2024, 06.28 AM IST
China ministry seeks more fever clinics to combat respiratory illness surgeIn response to a surge in respiratory illnesses during China's first full winter since easing COVID-19 restrictions, the country's health m...
26 Nov, 2023, 02.12 PM IST
3 years into Covid, an aggressive flu strikesThe flu is aggressive and long-lasting - the coughing and congestion are worse, doctors said. The change in weather - winter turning to spr...
03 Mar, 2023, 11.23 AM IST
Spring Influenza Cases: Know symptoms, precautions, and treatmentAcross the country, there has been a significant increase in cases of influenza, also known as the flu. Experts share preventative measures...
02 Mar, 2023, 03.08 PM IST
Flu, Covid and flurona: How bad will it get in 2022?Flu, a little like Covid, can be spread by infected others before symptoms arise or even if symptoms don't appear.
17 Mar, 2022, 06.44 PM IST
People gave up on measures during 1918 influenza pandemic and paid a priceThe pandemic wore on, stretching into a third deadly wave that lasted through the spring of 1919.
20 Jul, 2021, 06.24 PM IST
Swine flu virus found in seals for first timeResearchers have detected the H1N1 virus, that created a worldwide pandemic in 2009, in elephant seals off the coast of central California ...
16 May, 2013, 11.01 PM IST
- Don't let winter diseases keep you down for long
Now that winter’s bitter cold is all set to make way for spring, it’s time when people start falling prey to influenza viruses.
25 Jan, 2008, 12.00 AM IST