Texas warns about biggest mumps outbreak in 22 years

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/14/health/mumps-texas/

(CNN)The Texas Department of State Health Services warned this week of multiple ongoing mumps outbreaks. The surge, which includes 221 cases this year, constitutes the highest incidence of mumps in the state in 22 years.

Mumps is a contagious disease caused by a virus that spreads from person to person through saliva and mucus.

"What we've seen -- as in other parts of the country, (it's) really just the same thing -- a pretty big resurgence in mumps cases over the last six or eight months," said Chris Van Deusen, spokesman for the state's health services department. In 2016, Texas experienced 192 mumps cases, he said, primarily in the last few months of the year.

Mumps typically begins with fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness and loss of appetite lasting a few days, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most people will have swelling of the salivary glands, causing puffy cheeks and a swollen jaw. Generally, symptoms last at least two days but no more than 10 days.

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[shenmue]

1. Anti-vax idiots

[Drahthaardogs]

7. Ah but see mumps will help with this

Reproduction will be impaired for the infected men. Natural Selection hard at work.

[dalton99a]

2. Time to pray

[shraby]

3. Never saw an instance of prayer getting rid of a virus.

[KingCharlemagne]

4. Why do you hate God? :sarcasm: - nt

[KewlKat]

5. I read something here in ID that said up north they have an outbreak of nearly 700. That was a

few weeks ago.

When I was a child, mumps took my hearing in one ear and damaged my balance in the other. I've had lifelong issues from it.

[onecaliberal]

6. Don't let these people out of the state.

[Gothmog]

8. The anti-vaccine people are out of control

[lindysalsagal]

9. Like the allergy table in school cafeterias, the anti-vaxers should have their own town.

Because if they want to live with nonsense leave the rest out of it.

[Solly Mack]

10. Here! Let me kill or harm you because my little snuggle bunny of infectious diseases

is just too precious to be immunized!