False news about Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) causing pneumonia similar to influenza and COVID-19.

As there are issues regarding the matter Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) causes pneumonia similar to influenza and COVID-19. The Anti-Fake News Center has checked the facts with the Department of Disease Control. Ministry of Public Health It was found that such information It’s disinformation.

From the case where someone posted information that Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) causes pneumonia similar to influenza and COVID-19, the Department of Disease Control Ministry of Public Health It has examined the information and clarified that the symptoms of HMPV that are often found include coughing, fever, nasal congestion and difficulty breathing. If symptoms are severe, they can cause bronchitis or pneumonia. and is similar to other viruses that cause upper and lower respiratory tract infections. And the incubation period is approximately 3-6 days.

Transmission comes from secretions from coughing and sneezing. Close personal contact, such as touching or holding hands Touching objects or surfaces that have the virus on them. Then touch your mouth, nose or eyes. Prevention and treatment And currently there is no vaccine to prevent HMPV infection, but it is only symptomatic treatment.

However, the HMPV outbreak will not be as severe as the COVID-19 outbreak because COVID-19 is a disease caused by a new type of virus. Most people do not have immunity to COVID-19 in the early stages.

The Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) was first discovered in 2001 in the Netherlands and is classified in the Genus Metapneumovirus, Family Paramyxoviridae. This type of infection has previously been found in Thailand. The Department of Medical Sciences has been monitoring this type of virus since 2009 until the present and has examined the genetic material of the virus using the Real Time PCR method from samples sent for testing to people with influenza-like symptoms and Pneumonia from 8 hospitals participating in the project. The test results found a high level of HMPV infection during the late rainy season and early winter between August and October and decreased during the summer between March. Until May

Therefore, the information that is posted and share it now Therefore it is distorted information. Asking for people’s cooperation to not share or forward such news. To prevent possible impacts and for the public to receive information from the Department of Disease Control Ministry of Public Health You can follow it at the website or call 02-590-3000.

The summary of this story is: Common HMPV symptoms include cough, fever, nasal congestion and difficulty breathing. If symptoms are severe, they can cause bronchitis or pneumonia. And similar to other viruses, but it will not be as severe as the COVID-19 outbreak because COVID-19 is a disease caused by a new type of virus. Most people do not have immunity to COVID-19 in the early stages.