The human metapneumovirus (HMPVI) mimics the symptom of the common cold. mage for Representation. Pixabay Five years after COVID-19 emerged from China, another mysterious virus is turning heads.

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Last week, China's diseases control authority said that it was piloting a monitoring system for pneumonia of unknown origin. (Image Credits: Pexels) hMPV Virus Treatment and Prevention: Years ...

We didn’t face a new global pandemic in 2024, but the year was filled with reminders that zoonotic diseases—diseases that people get from animals—are a constant and evolving challenge.

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A doctor has issued a stark warning about the potential for Disease X to become the next major pandemic, stating that the world is ill-prepared for a sudden surge in cases. Disease X, a term used ...

The mysteriously named Disease X has the potential to become the next big pandemic, a doctor has warned, while also claiming the world isn't prepared for a sudden boom in cases. Disease X - which ...

To put a disease that's ravaging ecosystems around the world into context, biologist Roland Knapp describes it like COVID-19 — if COVID-19 had a 99 per cent mortality rate. "If we can imagine ...

BEIJING: China's diseases control authority said on Friday (Dec 27) that it was piloting a monitoring system for pneumonia of unknown origin, with cases of some respiratory diseases expected to ...