Mumps is a contagious viral infection that can lead to serious complications, including meningitis and orchitis. Despite the availability of effective vaccines, mumps outbreaks have been reported ...

MMR vaccines are safe and effective, but fewer children are getting them.

The varicella vaccine is now available in combination with the measles–mumps–rubella vaccine. Eczema herpeticum is a severe form of disseminated cutaneous herpes simplex virus infection that ...

Before the introduction of the mumps vaccine in 1967 in the U.S., more than 90 percent of children and adolescents came down with the infection. Although that percentage plummeted in the 1970s, the ...

Rusk County Public Health has received notification of a confirmed case of mumps in Rusk County.

Two children were hospitalized with measles in West Texas the same month the highly contagious respiratory illness was also ...

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Joint statement from Albemarle Regional Health Services and Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools Mumps is a contagious disease caused by a virus ... to show signs of infection, according ...

Bills to limit mandatory vaccines for childhood illnesses such as measles and polio have surfaced in more than 15 states, buoyed by President Trump’s health secretary nominee.

Mumps, a contagious viral infection, is considered a rare disease in the U.S. In 2024, there were only 357 reported mumps cases nationwide, including seven in North Carolina and 11 in Virginia ...

As another community in Texas confirms positive measles cases, here's what to know about symptoms of the highly contagious virus that impacts children.

Mumps is highly contagious and is caused by a virus. Symptoms include fever ... pandemic when social distancing was at its highest. Infection Preventionist with Sentara Hospital, Karen McGoldrick ...