Texas Mumps Cases Hit 20-Year High, 2,900+ Cases In Arkansas

[hatrack]

Mumps cases have hit a 20-year high in Texas and the highly contagious virus is infecting spring break travelers to popular beaches, state health officials said Wednesday. The virus is rarely deadly but it can cause discomfort as salivary glands swell up. It can also cause deafness and, very rarely, dangerous encephalitis, or swelling of the brain.

The Department of State Health Services issued an advisory to doctors and clinics about the outbreak. "State, regional and local health departments are currently investigating multiple outbreaks throughout the state, including one involving possible exposures on South Padre Island, a popular spring break destination for students from Texas and elsewhere in the United States," the state health department.

EDIT

Nearby Arkansas is fighting a very large outbreak, with more than 2,900 cases under investigation. Many are among immigrants from the Marshall Islands.

"Throughout this outbreak, 90 percent to 95 percent of school-aged children and 30 percent to 40 percent of adults involved in the outbreak have been fully immunized," the Arkansas health department says on its website. "The vaccine is not perfect. Two doses of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) shot are about 88 percent effective at preventing the mumps. That means that if you have 100 people who are fully vaccinated, 88 of them will be fully protected," it adds.

EDIT

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/texas-mumps-cases-hit-20-year-high-n745821

[get the red out]

1. My Mom was so grateful

that she could vaccinate us (back in the 60's and 70's), she always told us she caught every childhood illness that went around, and gave her Dad the mumps (he said it was even worse for him, as an adult).
She talked about getting sick so often as a kid every time we had to get a dreaded SHOT.

People believe such stupidity now. Anti-vaccers are big contributors to this crap.

[MyOwnPeace]

2. "Dad had the mumps......"

If that's the case, she's lucky to be here!
Mumps can render an adult male sterile.

Anti-vaccers not only endanger their own, they endanger the entire society!

More anti-science / anti-education.

Thanks, Trump!