HMPV, wato Human Metapneumovirus, wata sabuwar ƙwayar cuta ce da ke haifar da matsalolin numfashi a cikin mutane. Ana ganin wannan ƙwayar cuta a matsayin babbar barazana ga yara da tsofaffi, musamman waɗanda ke da raunin tsarin garkuwar jiki.
Bincike ya nuna cewa HMPV yana da alaƙa da ƙwayar cutar RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus), wacce ita ma tana haifar da ciwon huhu da sauran cututtukan numfashi. Alamomin HMPV sun haɗa da tari, ciwon makogwaro, zazzabi, da wahalar numfashi, wanda zai iya kaiwa ga ciwon huhu idan ba a yi magani da sauri ba.
A cikin ‘yan shekarun nan, an sami karuwar yawan mutanen da ke fama da wannan cutar, musamman a yankunan da ke da yawan jama’a kamar Najeriya. Masana suna ba da shawarar cewa mutane su kiyaye tsaftar hannu da kuma guje wa tuntuɓar mutanen da ke da alamun cutar don rage yaduwar HMPV.
Har ila yau, an ba da rahoton cewa ba a samar da magani na musamman don HMPV ba, amma ana iya amfani da magungunan rigakafi don rage alamun cutar. Masu kula da lafiya suna kira ga ƙarin bincike da haɓaka allurar rigakafi don magance wannan barazana ta lafiya.
