HMPV, RSV, H5N1: Why the world is under attack from respiratory viruses A predictable winter illness season has caused alarm – but are we missing the real threat?.
Every year, a host of illnesses including colds and flu surge as the air becomes cooler and drier and people spend more time indoors, making it easier for viruses to spread.
The effects can be severe – hospitals across the world come under intense pressure from millions of people requiring treatment for respiratory conditions.
And, with so many viruses going around and an outbreak in China causing an almost farcical global panic, could the real threat be slipping under the radar?.
Lurid headlines warning of a “quad-demic” and a mysterious virus spreading in China; relatives sickened for weeks with flu and hospitals stretched to breaking point.
