Tag: mumps
Health officials make youth vaccinate plea amid local measles, mumps cases
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Health officials in Elgin and Oxford counties are urging parents to keep their kids’ vaccinations up-to-date after a local measles case and cluster of…
Vaccination rates are too low, but what are the risks of mumps, measles and rubella
But a low vaccination rate can be dangerous, Bonten warns. The professor thinks that this rate is low because people do not see the danger of the diseases. For mumps,…
Mumps vaccine (MMR): name, age, mandatory?
Mumps is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus that is transmitted through droplets of saliva. Its vaccine (called MMR because combined with that of measles and rubella) is…
Parotitis (mumps, viral, chronic): symptoms, treatments
Parotitis is an inflammation of the parotid gland, the largest of the salivary glands, located below and in front of each ear. The more common form is viral during mumps.…