According to recent study, the human metapnueumovirus (HMPV), which is causing pandemic worries as it rages throughout China, infected hundreds of Americans last year. Social media.
Has started sharing horrifying videos of Chinese patients receiving treatment for the illness in claustrophobic facilities. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data,
The HMPV killed around 28,000 Americans in 2024. In a single week in April, 1,666 tests for the respiratory disease came back positive, marking a peak in infections.
According to the most current weekly statistics, there were 260 positive tests and a 2% positivity rate as of December 28.
Additionally, within the last several months, there have been between 200 and 350 positive cases recorded on a weekly average.