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HMPV outbreak in China: This virus not killer like Covid, can cause lung infection in some, says IMA expert
Updated On: 04 January, 2025 01:24 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
HMPV is not a virus that causes severe pneumonia or causes deaths like Covid did in the first part of the pandemic, according to the expert
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Amid the recent outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, an expert from the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday said that the virus does not cause fatalities like Covid-19 but can in some individuals cause lung infection.
Speaking to IANS Dr. Rajeev Jayadevan, Chairman of the Kerala State IMA Research Cell, said that HMPV is very common in young children and there is no vaccine or antiviral treatment recommended.
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