Year: 2025 | Month: March | Volume: 12 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 294-297
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20250336
Human Metapneumovirus: A Key Virus in Respiratory Infections -A Review Article
Dr. Kanupriya1, Dr. Ankita Bansal2, Dr. Hitesh Kritika3, Dr. Riya Miglani4, Dr. Eesha Arora5, Aryan Rattan6
1Post graduate second year, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Ferozepur, Punjab.
2Post graduate second year, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial orthopaedics, Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Ferozepur, Punjab.
3,4Post graduate second year, Department of Paediatrics and Preventive Dentistry, Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Ferozepur, Punjab.
5Post graduate second year, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Ferozepur, Punjab.
6Final year MBBS student, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mehta Road, Vallah, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
Corresponding Author: Dr. Kanupriya
ABSTRACT
Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are a serious public health concern across the world, causing considerable morbidity and mortality. Every year, around 13 million children under the age of five die. Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) is one of the causative agents associated with respiratory tract infections. it has been described as one of the main etiological agents that causes acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRTIs), which is characterized by symptoms such as bronchiolitis, wheezing and coughing.
Keywords: Acute respiratory infections, Respiratory virus, Pneumovirus.
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