Thursday, November 17, 2016
Mumps outbreak
Mumps outbreak spreading at University of Missouri amid national surge in cases of the highly-infectious virus
Escalating numbers of mumps infections being reported nationwide
There are now 31 cases at University of Missouri, 27 more being tested
Last week, State University of New York reported outbreak from swimteam
Numerous Arkansas towns reported 427 mumps infections this summer
Harvard University also battling an outbreak
Mumps is an infection of the salivary gland, preventable by MMR vaccine
The highly infectious virus is spread by saliva on cups, cutlery, plates
Many do not experience symptoms but mumps can be devastating
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