HMPV, discovered in 2001, is akin to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Most people have unknowingly had it, as symptoms often mimic the common cold ... to light new picture of intimate ...

A common cold causes mild symptoms like coughing, a runny or stuffy nose, and a sore throat. This type of upper respiratory tract infection can be caused by one of more than 200 viruses.

The symptoms of HMPV are no different from those of a common cold. Like other respiratory viruses, it is accompanied ... among children under 14. As images of crowded Chinese hospitals surfaced ...