YOGYAKARTA - After several years of the COVID 19 pandemic, the world has been busy with the emergence of the HMPV virus. Called similar, so what are the differences between HMPV and COVID 19?
In the mass media, uploads about HMPV are now starting to spread, and are often associated with COVID-19. In order to minimize the presence of miss-information, let's discuss the two variants of this virus.
Reporting from the Ai-Care page, COVID-19 is categorized as an infectious disease from the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) which first broke out in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
At first the coronavirus became a mysterious disease and was unknown to medical agencies and the general public. This virus then quickly spread from Wuhan to the rest of the world and became a pandemic.
If COVID 19 is a new variant of the virus, that's not the case with HMPV, which has existed since 2001. HMPV was first discovered in the Netherlands and spread through the same direct contact as COVID 19.
HMPV can spread when you touch a contaminated surface. Similar to COVID 19, this virus infects the upper respiratory tract that is mild.
Meanwhile, COVID-19 can cause pneumonia or lung infection which results in inflammation in alveoles or small air bags. Alveoles will be liquid and pus and make it difficult for sufferers to breathe.
Then in some severe cases of COVID 19, patients need oxygen therapy or breathing apparatus such as a ventilator.
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People infected with HMPV will show some symptoms ranging from runny nose or nasal congestion, cough, sore throat, fever, fatigue to lethargy.
In addition, HMPV will also be accompanied by several symptoms, ranging from shortness of breath, fanfare, and the emergence of asthma. Some of these symptoms, if not taken immediately, will become broncholitical, pneumonia, and lack of oxygen.
Meanwhile, the most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, dry cough, and difficulty breathing. The other symptoms start to get cold sweat, tired body, muntaber, stomach and muscle pain, red eyes, and rashes on the skin.
Symptoms of COVID-19 above, if it spreads to the lungs to pneumonia, there will be several other symptoms that appear that start to dizziness, heart beatings are fast, difficulty breathing, chest pain, loss of consciousness, to bluish color on the skin, lips, and nails.
Even though it has been found for more than 20 years, the HMPV virus does not yet have a special drug or vaccine. Patients will usually be given supporting treatment that can relieve various symptoms.
HMPV patients will usually be given fever-reducing drugs and asked to rest until symptoms subside. In addition, patients are also advised to use air moisturizer. However, more severe symptoms require oxygen assistance to intensive care in hospitals.
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Meanwhile, the COVID-19 virus already has a complete vaccine along with its doses and boosters released after the pandemic. This virus can also be prevented with some proper implementation, including:
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