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Another Respiratory Virus Spreading


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With CoVid waning, we now have another respiratory virus on the rise.  The RNA paramyxovirus, named human metapneumovirus or hMPV, produces cold-like symptoms.  Like colds, it can lead to secondary bronchitis and pneumonia.   There or no drugs to treat it or vaccines to prevent it.  The very young, elders, and those with immune issues best avoid getting hPMV with, wait for it, hand-washing, crowd avoidance, and masking.


https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22443-human-metapneumovirus-hmpv


#humanmetapneumovirus #hMPV #bronchitis #pneumonia



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Dr. Howard Smith ReportsBy Howard G. Smith MD, AM