00:00These days, the discussion of HMPV virus is on the rise, people are very scared about it and various thoughts and fears are being seen in the society.
00:10What is HMPV virus, how to be careful about it, is it as dangerous as COVID or it has different symptoms?
00:20To talk about all these things, we have with us Professor Gopal Nath, Dean of the Microbiology Department at Kashi Hindu Vishwa Vidyalaya.
00:29In simple language, we will start with what is this virus and the fear that is seen in people's minds that it is not as dangerous as COVID,
00:37that it will not come back again, how is this fear, is it permissible for people or is it necessary to remain normal?
00:45There is a saying that even the milk's burnt milk is bitter, so corona has taught such a lesson that people's masks have not yet come off.
00:55When people heard the name of a new virus from China, they got scared.
00:58But this virus is not like corona, it is not like Bavarupia, it does not change as much as corona has changed.
01:04So, there is no possibility of epidemic or pandemic.
01:08And the second big thing is that it is already in the population.
01:11Even 50-60 years ago, when the serum sample was tested, the antibody was found in it.
01:17And this was detected for the first time in the Netherlands even 25 years ago.
01:23And even now, diseases are already happening in the population because of this.
01:27And all the positive cases that have been reported in India, there is no travel history of it.
01:32So, it means that it is there and whenever the season of cold and flu comes,
01:38then corona will also be there, influenza will also be there, and HMPV will also be there, adenovirus will also be there.
01:43And there is mycoplasma in bacteria, which also causes infection.
01:47And if it is at a very high level, then it will be seen, but now there is no need to make a lot of noise.
01:53In common language, what is this HMPV virus?
01:57In viruses, this is an RNA virus and it is of a slightly larger size.
02:02It comes in the paramyxovirus group.
02:04And the size of the corona virus, where it is 90 nanometers, it is around 150.
02:10And it mostly causes respiratory diseases.
02:13So, usually upper respiratory tract means it will cause ulceration in the throat or bronchitis.
02:18But those who have less immunity, it goes to the lungs, so it causes bronchiolitis and pneumonia also.
02:24Yes, which generation of people, which age group of people need to be more careful about this?
02:29And who is most affected by this?
02:32Both the extreme off-ages are susceptible to all diseases.
02:36So, this can cause problems for children under the age of 5 and for the elderly.
02:42Because in both, the level of immunity is less than that of adults.
02:46And those who are in an immunocompromised state due to some diseases,
02:50or medicines are being given to suppress immunity, like anti-cancer therapy,
02:54like rheumatoid arthritis or ulcerative colitis.
02:59People run corticosteroids for a long time.
03:02So, because of them, if the immunity is less, then it happens like this.
03:06Let's talk about its symptoms.
03:08So, what are the symptoms that affect?
03:10The symptoms are exactly the same as those in Corona.
