Table 1 Cerehrospinal-Fluid Values in 14 Patients with Mumps Meningoencephalitis. Case 2. A 3 1/4-year-old boy was seen on May 11, 1964, with a history of 6 to 7 days of fever and irritability.

As an outbreak of measles infects hundreds of Americans, social media users are warning parents against the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, falsely claiming the shot poses a higher risk ...

Cases in the ongoing measles outbreak have risen to 258 across Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma, and state health departments are urging more people to get the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine.

Mumps is an infectious viral disease often characterised by swelling of the parotid glands (saliva-producing glands) on either side of the face. Serious complications are rare in children, and ...

"After two doses, the MMR vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles, 88% effective against mumps, and 97% effective against rubella, so it is highly effective," says Dr. Crosby.

“This only occurs in around one in 1,000 people who get meningitis from mumps.” Encephalitis, or swelling of the brain, is a potentially fatal condition that requires admission to intensive care.

At this time she volunteered the information that she had had mumps followed by convulsions and encephalitis 10 years previously. Both her legs had been affected at that time, especially the right ...

These include: Encephalitis: “A risk in children with mumps is that they will go on to develop encephalitis, which is inflammation of the brain,” says Prof Hunter.

According to Dr Rajeev Gupta, Director – Internal Medicine at the CK Birla Hospital, Delhi, adults can contract mumps too, especially if they haven’t been vaccinated or haven’t received the full ...

Mumps, a contagious viral infection, primarily affects the salivary glands, causing swelling and discomfort. Understanding how mumps spread and its impact on adults is crucial for prevention and ...

Mumps can also cause meningitis (inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord) and encephalitis (swelling of the brain), leading to neurological issues and, in rare cases ...