CDC: Little-Known Virus With No Vaccine Spreading in US

Human metapneumovirus causes symptoms similar to other respiratory viruses.
CDC: Little-Known Virus With No Vaccine Spreading in US
A person receives a vaccine in Los Angeles in a file photograph. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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The human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is spreading in the United States, including in California and the Great Lakes region, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Symptoms include cough, fever, and nasal congestion, and, unlike better-known respiratory viruses, HMPV does not have a vaccine or known treatments, the CDC stated.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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