Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, are on the rise in parts of California. It typically causes mild, cold-like symptoms, but could lead to more-severe disease in vulnerable individuals.
  • NotSteve_@piefed.caEnglish
    4·
    1 month ago

    For those who haven’t read the (admittedly clickbaity) article, it’s not a new virus and isn’t any huge threat:

    HMPV has also been detected in L.A. County, though at levels considered low to moderate at this point, data show.

    While HMPV may not necessarily ring a bell, it isn’t a new virus. Its typical pattern of seasonal spread was upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, and its resurgence could signal a return to a more typical pre-coronavirus respiratory disease landscape.

  • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net
    191·
    1 month ago

    Don’t worry, RFK Junior is on top of it. And by “on top of it” I mean he’s swimming in the wastewater.

  • OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2731·
    1 month ago

    TLDR

    It’s a local issue in LA caused by wastewater.

    There. You can have your time back from this clickbait.

    • return2ozma@lemmy.worldOP
      181·
      1 month ago

      It’s not click bait. You left out it’s in a majority of northern California communities and the central valley too.

      • solrize@lemmy.ml
        3·
        1 month ago

        It’s clickbait since the headline doesn’t say what virus it is.

        A majority of Northern California communities have seen high concentrations of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, detected in their wastewater,

        There.