DISEASE: Human metapneumovirus infection

Entry

H01063                      Disease

Name

Human metapneumovirus infection

Description

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is an emerging human respiratory pathogen first reported in 2001. hMPV is widely distributed that nearly all individuals have been exposed to the virus by age of 5 years. It causes mild to severe cough, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia and these symptoms cannot be distinguished from those caused by the respiratory syncytial virus, influenza and parainfluenza viruses.

Category

Infectious disease

Brite

Infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Viral infections
  Infections caused by -ssRNA viruses
   H01063  Human metapneumovirus infection
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
12 Diseases of the respiratory system
  Lung infections
   CA40  Pneumonia
    H01063  Human metapneumovirus infection

Pathogen

Human metapneumovirus [GN:T40095]

Other DBs

ICD-11:

CA40.13

Reference

PMID:15575039

Authors

Alto WA

Title

Human metapneumovirus: a newly described respiratory tract pathogen.

Journal

J Am Board Fam Pract 17:466-9 (2004)
DOI:10.3122/jabfm.17.6.466

Reference

PMID:12821817

Authors

Kahn JS

Title

Human metapneumovirus: a newly emerging respiratory pathogen.

Journal

Curr Opin Infect Dis 16:255-8 (2003)
DOI:10.1097/01.qco.0000073776.11390.bb

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