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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Lifestyle
Milica Cosic & Justin Kelly

Doctors sound alarm over killer virus with similar symptoms to Covid-19

Doctors have sounded the alarm over a killer virus that most people have never heard of - but it has similar symptoms to Covid and the flu.

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a virus can cause cough, a runny nose or nasal congestion - and is on the rise.

Studies have shown that over the last four years HMPV was just as common as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and flu in pensioners in hospital.

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