The genome organization of HMPV compared with that of APVc and HRSV. Genes encoding nonstructural proteins (yellow), polymerase-associated proteins (pink), glycoproteins (purple) and matrix ...

Reports of a flu-like virus called HMPV in China have sparked online misinformation, including posts with tens of thousands ...

Based on this evidence, First Check determines that this viral video deceptively combines footage to falsely imply COVID ...

Other paramyxoviruses include measles and Nipah. The genome of hMPV is around 13,000 “letters” long and codes for just nine proteins – meaning it has a relatively small, streamlined genome ...

The study sequenced the hMPV fusion protein gene to determine genetic lineages, using primers specific to the targeted regions. Mutation Insights and Immune Evasion: The novel lineages A2.2.1 and ...

Chinese authorities first issued warnings about human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in 2023, but media reports indicate cases may be increasing again during China's winter season. For most people ...

Unlike COVID, HMPV is not a new infection and there is already substantial immunity in most people from many previous infections. Also, the“F protein” – one of the main targets on the ...

The process by which a protein attains its functional structure, known as protein folding, is a complex and dynamic phenomenon. Despite decades of research, predicting a protein’s structure from ...

CLAIM: HIV is part of the composition of COVID-19 vaccinesFACT: False. An experimental vaccine developed by Professor Keith Chappell, a molecular virologist, in 2020 incorporated a small ...