MEASLES IS HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS
If one person has measles, 9 out of 10 people of all ages around him or her will also become infected if they are not protected.
MUMPS
Washington measles outbreak: Why we should fear this vaccine-preventable disease
“If we get to a few thousand cases a year, parents will once again be forced to watch children die needlessly from this disease. Second, we experience the reemergence of other diseases that have been eliminated from this country — like polio or diphtheria. Third, measles vaccine is given in combination with mumps and rubella vaccines. If parents aren’t giving children the measles vaccine, they also aren’t giving them a vaccine to prevent two other viral diseases.”
Cases of the mumps at Temple University increases to 67
City Department of Health spokesman James Garrow said the total number of probable cases stands at 67. Mumps is a viral infection that involves swelled glands. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine is the best way for people to protect themselves against it.
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