ULLU MOVIES on Instagram: "Full viral captions . . . Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a negative-sense single-stranded RNA virus of the family Pneumoviridae and is closely related to the Avian metapneumovirus subgroup C. It was isolated for the first time in 2001 in the Netherlands by using the RAP-PCR technique for identification of unknown viruses growing in cultured cells. ✔ Symptoms: Cough Sore throat Fever Runny or stuffy nose Wheezing. Shortness of breath (dyspnea) transmission: HMPV spread