How is HMPV different from Covid? Know causes, symptoms and treatment

A few cases of HMPV have been reported in India. When we spoke to Dr Manish Mittal, Consultant Physician, Bhailal Amin General Hospital, Vadodara, he said that HMPV infections typically have an incubation period ranging from 3 to 6 days, progressing from mild cold-like conditions to serious respiratory distress. The most common symptoms are sore throat, fever, rash, cough, shortness of breath, flare-up of asthma and COPD When we spoke to Dr Anu Preethi Dorai, Consultant Family Physician, Apollo Medical Centre, Annanagar, Chennai, she said that HMPV causes serious illness if it's caused for the first time, especially young kids, the elderly population and Immunocompromised people are at greater risk. HMPV causes mild to moderate respiratory symptoms whereas SARS-COV2 might cause severe respiratory illness and hospitalization Treatment for HMPV There is no vaccine available for HMPV as of now, whereas COVID-19 WHO-approved vaccine. No specific treatment for the HMP virus as such but antibiotics are administered to treat the secondary bacterial infections at the hospital, COVID-19 has Nirmatrelvir with Ritonavir Antiviral and other antiviral drugs as treatment How rapidly it can spread HMPV is usually spread through direct contact, touching the contaminated surface, droplets, and usually takes 3 to 7 days of incubation time.