ICD-11 classes
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
CA40 — Pneumonia
CA40.1 — Viral pneumonia
CA40.13 — Pneumonia due to Human metapneumovirus
ICD-11 CA40.13 — Pneumonia due to Human metapneumovirus
A disease of the pulmonary system, caused by an infection with Human metapneumovirus. This disease is characterised by fever, myalgia, rhinorrhoea, dyspnoea, tachypnoea, or wheezing. This disease also present with symptoms of pneumonia. Transmission is by direct or indirect contact, inhalation of infected respiratory sections, or through fomites. Confirmation is by identification of Human metapneumovirus in a nasopharyngeal, nose, or throat swab or blood sample.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:
- Viral pneumonia #12595