{"id":3295,"date":"2025-01-06T08:34:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T08:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiaspeaks.com\/?p=3295"},"modified":"2025-01-06T08:34:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T08:34:56","slug":"first-hmpv-case-suspected-in-bengaluru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiaspeaks.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/06\/first-hmpv-case-suspected-in-bengaluru\/","title":{"rendered":"First HMPV case suspected in Bengaluru"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bengaluru, Jan 6 (UNI) An eight-month-old infant has emerged as Bengaluru\u2019s first suspected case of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sample, collected on January 2 by a private testing facility, has raised concerns among health authorities, although the family has no recent travel history or symptoms suggesting severe illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karnataka health officials have acknowledged the credibility of the testing facility but have yet to confirm details about the specific strain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human Metapneumovirus, which contributes to approximately 0.7% of global flu cases, primarily affects children and spreads through close contact, respiratory droplets, or contaminated surfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat, and, in some cases, wheezing or shortness of breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The virus, discovered in 2001 in the Netherlands, is significant in respiratory infections and is most common during the winter and spring seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While reports of an HMPV surge in China have heightened global vigilance, Indian health authorities have assured the public that there is no cause for alarm.<\/p>\n

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