Triggers of HMPV virus

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is another threat to human health which is annoying the world populace. People infected with this virus may show symptoms of cough or wheeze, have a runny nose or a sore throat. Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is hitting young children and causes lower respiratory infections such as pneumonia, asthma flare-ups or sometimes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 

HMPV walk on the same path as other viruses like corona in past years. HMPV is transmitted through direct contact with an infected person or from touching belongings that are contaminated with the respiratory virus. People may catch infection if they are close to a person who is coughing and sneezing, by shaking hands, hugging or kissing. Healthy person must be infected through using or touching surfaces or phones, door handles, keyboards or toys of HMPV patients. HMPV virus propagates rapidly during the winter and early spring months. Though the virus infection is not severe and threatens human survival, delay in treatment may have severe consequences.  

Risk indicators of HMPV include weakened immune system, children under the age of five and elderly people.  Treatment of viruses is self-monitoring. Viruses may wash out with the immune system. Major preventive measures to avoid HMPV infection are to adopt good hygiene habits, properly wrap the nose and mouth with a mask in a crowded environment, must have protective physical relationship  or isolate a person who is infected with the virus.  Individuals who experience symptoms of shortness of breath, severe cough or wheezing, must  rush to a doctor.

Presently, medical science has not invented any specific antiviral medication or vaccine for HMPV. Health conditions with HMPV can be managed through boosting the immune system, resting, being hydrated and eating a healthy diet.  

Quick review of HMPV virus:

The world is recovering from the trauma of corona virus but another health challenge in the form of HMPV respiratory virus grips the populace. HMPV infected persons exhibit similar symptoms as corona patients such as coughing, running nose, fever but this virus is mild and not life threatening if timely attending the patient.  

 

Comments

Post a Comment

creative writing

Space hunters: Challenges of cosmic landscape (Theme: Horror)

Image
While on the mission of searching for amazing cosmic elements in galaxy, fighter spacecrafts were speedily roving towards clusters of stars upside in the cosmic landscape. With high resolution cameras installed in fighter spacecraft, aeronautical scientists were flying to discover substances that can be useful and harvested in the land of several planets for human survival. Suddenly they observed on screen that a small flying object carrying a group of non-human entities in space approaching towards the spacecraft. Meanwhile, sensing some suspicious operations, the giant spacecraft started tracking the small suspicious flying object winged in no flying zone. In a risky situation, a giant fighter spacecraft threw a very strong string to capture the small flying object. As a consequence, small flying object rotated speedily in all directions and it was difficult for giant fighter spacecraft to control the flying operations. In such a situation there was a sudden disturbance observed ...
Read more

Natural ways to improve eyesight dimmed with age

With age, majority of people complain vision issues while reading and working on computers.   Common problem faced by people between the age of 40s to 50s is poor vision at close distances. It is considered as a normal issue in elderly age. At this point, generally persons visit eye specialist for check-up of vision and wear glasses or contact lenses as per the prescription. In order to improve vision over 50 years, people may adopt some natural remedies. This will prove as a booster for eye health. First of all, persons need to eat healthy diet such as carrots, rich in vitamin A which is an essential nutrient for vision. Additionally, people must include food in diet that are rich in vitamin C, vitamin E, copper, and zinc. Some food items like eggs, pumpkins, dark leafy greens, and sweet potatoes are helpful in improving vision. Another important factor which will help in improving vision is regular exercise. It improves blood circulation in eyes. Some eye exercises inc...
Read more

Ghost presence in ancestral family

  Below story will astonish people    My grandparents were fond of narrating stories of supernatural entities to our parents. They frequently had long discussion with their friends that ghost haunting is a prehistoric time debate and people had horrific experience of haunted house, tree, animal or some objects. My grandfather was intelligence officer in private company and grandmother was brave lady. They had to live away from their ancestral house. The day marked as horrifying, when my grandfather returned back from his office to home at late cloudy night and he observed that dog sitting near to his house behaved in abnormal way. Sometimes he barked ferociously and other times, it looked that he sensed something invisible image nearby. Since my grandfather had profound knowledge of animal’s overactive sense, he understood that dog had seen some supernatural entity to sense ghosts or some other paranormal activity in surrounding. My grandfather entered to house and to...
Read more