7mo ago

Schools Close, Hospitals Overflow: The HMPV Virus Sparks Crisis in China, Raising Global Concerns

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China’s reported levels of respiratory infections are within the normal range... [HMPV is] not a new virus,” Harris said. “It was first identified in 2001. It’s been in the human population for a long time. It is a common virus that circulates in winter and spring.”
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- Weird that the news has been making a fit about it then. Maybe they just want cheap clicks on the China Virus COVID clickbait.
[Obi-wan Kenobi voice] Daily Galaxy. Now that's a name that I haven't heard in a long, long time ....
So, are they any more reputable than they used to be, now that they've been acquired by a venture capital firm, instead of being more focused on the fringier edges of science?
Hmm, I wonder if this is what me and my kid had a month ago. I didn't go to the doctor, but my kid was there 3 times since it took over a month before he got better, which was the same time for me. We both couldn't breathe and lots of flem to cough up. We got tired and felt run down with slight fever only at night. Outside that we were fine, with no sore throat, no clogged ears or nose. Doctors diagnosed him with something different each time, but they felt sure it was walking pneumonia. I'm starting to think it may have been this. I never get nervous, but it lasted so long it started to make me worried...