Doctors confirm hMPV virus is not a new virus, found mostly in children

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Dr. Yong confirms that hMPV (human meta-pneumovirus) is not a new virus. It is commonly found in the rainy season and winter. Symptoms of this virus are no different from other viruses, ranging from no symptoms, mild symptoms, to severe symptoms affecting the lungs. It can occur at any age, but is more common in children. Currently, testing is very easy. Treatment and prevention emphasize good hygiene.

สมัครสมาชิก UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีทุกวัน revealing the outbreak of hMPV (human meta-pneumovirus), confirming that it is not a new virus. This virus has been around for a long time, but was only discovered in 2000 by a team of virologists at Erasmus University in the Netherlands. They isolated this virus from two young children with severe pneumonia and did not detect any previously known viruses.

Therefore, a molecular biological method was used to examine RNA fragments by random method. When comparing genetics, it was similar to Avian pneumovirus in birds. However, when tested with experimental animals, using turkeys instead of birds and monkeys, it was found that turkeys did not have the disease. However, monkeys had runny noses and colds.

Therefore, it was known that this virus did not cross over from birds. Later, the serum that had been stored for more than 50 years was tested and found that there was an immune reaction to this virus, especially in adults. This shows that this virus has been around for more than 50 years. When the genetics of the whole body were separated, the testing methods and knowledge could be developed.

This virus was found in approximately 4 percent of children with respiratory disease and has been continuously tested up until now. This virus is found in approximately 4-8 percent   , depending on the season, similar to other respiratory diseases. It is more common in the rainy season and a little bit in the winter.

Treatment and prevention can be done in the same way as other respiratory diseases. Maintain good hygiene, keep your body strong, wash your hands. Anyone with respiratory symptoms should not go to school. Everyone with respiratory disease should wear a mask to prevent the spread to others.