There are reports circulating on social media about metapneumovirus infection and that this infection was more dangerous than COVID-19.
The Sanitary Epidemiological Committee has provided information about the disease.
Metapneumovirus was first identified in 2001 and is transmitted mainly by airborne droplets, and in rare cases, through contact with contaminated surfaces. The virus gets active in the autumn-winter season.
Metapneumovirus infection usually manifests itself in the form of acute respiratory infections with symptoms such as runny nose, cough and fever, in some cases it causes bronchiolitis and pneumonia.
Most people infected with metapneumovirus recover without complications.
Cases of infection with this virus are recorded every year in all countries of the world.
At the same time, there is a seasonal hike in the number of cases of acute respiratory infections in Uzbekistan.
Latest laboratory tests found that these respiratory infections: influenza virus was detected in 36.9 percent of cases, rhinovirus in 30.2 percent, respiratory syncytial virus in 28.6 percent, metapneumovirus in 1.2 percent, and other viruses in 3.1 percent.
