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Whatcom County confirms its first mumps case since 2018 at a time when measles surges in the US. What to know about vaccination rates, the risk of a resurgence.

Most people with mumps recover within two weeks, but severe complications can occur, such as hearing loss and inflammation of the testicles, ovaries, breast tissue, pancreas, brain, and the tissue ...

Whatcom County has reported its first confirmed case of mumps in seven years, according to health officials. The patient, an adult, is recovering at home and did not require hospitalization.

For the first time in seven years, a Whatcom County resident has a confirmed case of mumps. The case presents no risk to the general public, according to a statement from Whatcom County.

Symptoms from mumps can include fever, puffy cheeks and tender/swollen jaw, muscle aches, headaches, tiredness and loss of appetite. It can take 16-18 days for symptoms to appear.

Men have a small amount of breast tissue, similar to that in girls before puberty. Although it doesn’t develop like in women, men can still develop breast cancer in men. The lifetime risk is about 1 ...

Vaccination helped reduce the nation’s mumps cases drastically from 152,209 cases in 1968 to 231 in 2003. Cases remained low for decades before increasing since 2006.

In Kerala for instance, cases of mumps have spiked phenomenally, especially in recent months. From an average of 2,500 cases annually, cases surged to 74,907 in 2024.

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 ...