The mumps virus can be spread through coughing, sneezing, talking or sharing eating utensils, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The disease is known for causing swollen salivary glands that result in puffy cheeks or jaw. Additionally, it can cause fever, headaches, muscle aches and loss of appetite. The recommended two doses of the MMR vaccine is approximately 88 percent effective at preventing a mumps infection.
In rare cases, the virus can cause more severe complications, such as swelling of the brain, ovaries or testicles. Most people recover from the disease in a few weeks, according to the CDC.
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Infectious Disease Ping
Arkansas Investigates Mumps Outbreak With More Than 400 Possible Cases
2 posted on
10/10/2016 1:36:33 PM PDT by
Tilted Irish Kilt
("Everything HRC touches she kind of screws up with hubris.”- Colin Powell)
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
Well, golly…..wonder where all these childhood diseases that we thought were eradicated have come from? Couldn’t be from all those squatters’ kids that schools are forced by the federal government to accept, endangering American children. Nah.
3 posted on
10/10/2016 1:36:55 PM PDT by
txrefugee
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
NOTHING will make the UNIPARTY and the FIrst MOslem by Fraud
more happy than sick American children. NOTHING!
4 posted on
10/10/2016 1:45:43 PM PDT by
Diogenesis
("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
There’s been a vaccine against mumps from way back.
5 posted on
10/10/2016 1:55:49 PM PDT by
SkyDancer
(Ambtion Without Talent Is Sad - Talent Without Ambition Is Worse)
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
Outbreak? Like we really don’t know where it came from? Come on.
8 posted on
10/10/2016 2:03:24 PM PDT by
ataDude
(.)
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
Turd world students bringing in diseases that used to be controlled by vaccination
9 posted on
10/10/2016 2:50:35 PM PDT by
Nifster
(Ignore all polls. Get Out The Vote)
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
50 bucks that patient zero was an illegal mexican invader or a moslem refugee.
10 posted on
10/10/2016 3:40:13 PM PDT by
HWGruene
(REMEMBER THE ALAMO!)
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
NW Arkansas is particularly hard hit. It’s a major release point for unattended illegal children and refugees.
11 posted on
10/10/2016 4:07:45 PM PDT by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
Back in my day, we got mumps and chicken pox. And we walked to school a mile uphill each way!
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