US EditionMeasles is not the only disease on the rise. Mumps also may be making a comeback
Maryland health officials warn waning vaccine immunity and close-contact settings increase risk for 26 mumps cases reported as of Feb. 19, including 19 confirmed infections.
- Maryland Department of Health issued an alert after 26 mumps cases were reported this year as of March 6, including 19 confirmed and seven probable.
- Two doses of MMR are estimated to be about 86% effective and one dose about 72%, but no vaccine is 100% effective and immunity appears to wane over time, affecting college students, health care personnel, and international travelers.
- Symptoms typically develop about two to three weeks after exposure; people can be contagious several days before swelling and for about five days after, while diagnosed individuals must stay home for five days.
- Health officials warn that mumps can cause painful swelling and complications such as orchitis, and public-health authorities may recommend a third MMR dose during outbreaks; individuals with severe symptoms should seek care promptly.
- The FDA approved the first mumps vaccine in 1967, after which cases fell from 152,209 in 1968 to 231 in 2003, but cases have increased since 2006.
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By Katia Hetter, CNN. Measles isn't the only vaccine-preventable disease making headlines. Health officials in Maryland have issued an alert after confirming a surge in mumps cases: 26 reported so far this year as of February 19, including 19 confirmed cases and seven probable infections, according to the Maryland Department of Health. Nationally, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that, as of the end of February,…
Measles is not the only disease on the rise. Mumps also may be making a comeback
By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Measles is not the only vaccine-preventable disease making headlines. Health officials in Maryland have issued an alert after confirming an uptick in mumps cases — 26 reported so far this year as of February 19, including 19 confirmed and seven probable infections, according to the Maryland Department of Health. Nationally, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that as of late February, 11 jurisd…
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