And why you shouldn’t be
Wearing a medical-grade mask or respirator can decrease the risk of infection. Good hand hygiene and proper sneezing and cough etiquette can also decrease the risk of transmission.A lesser-known virus or bacteria causes an outbreak somewhere in the world and is reported on the news. People think that another terrible pandemic is upon us and the fake news on social media goes into overdrive, causing widespread panic.
hMPV is not a new virus. The reason it sounds new to many people is that, up until the last few years, it has been very difficult to diagnose. hMPV is just one of the many respiratory viruses that cause the common cold. These include different strains of rhinoviruses, enteroviruses, non-SARS coronaviruses, adenoviruses, and parainfluenza viruses.
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