....or whopping cough........;-)
I DID have the messles
Thu Mar 30, 9:22 PM ET
Several cases of mumps have been confirmed in Adams County in south-central Nebraska, the Nebraska Health and Human Services System said Thursday.
Potential cases in Jefferson and Hamilton counties were also being investigated.
Mumps is a highly contagious viral infection of the salivary glands. It's spread through coughing or sneezing or through direct contact with saliva or mucus.
Health experts say mumps can lead to deafness, meningitis, a swelling of the testicles or ovaries and, rarely, death.
The Iowa Department of Public Health has confirmed 219 cases of mumps so far this year, and Nebraska officials said the people with mumps in Adams County have connections to Iowa.
Nebraska's state epidemiologist, Dr. Tom Safranek, said people 30 to 65 years old who haven't had the disease or been vaccinated are most at risk. Symptoms include fever, headache and swollen glands under the jaw.