A Glastonbury High School student has been diagnosed with mumps and school officials have notified parents. Mumps is a contagious disease caused by a virus and it typically starts with a few days of ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Mumps is a contagious viral infection that spreads through saliva or mucus from the mouth, nose, or throat. It primarily affects and cause swelling in the saliva-producing (salivary) ...

Nearly every corner of the U.S. has been affected by various bacterial and viral infectious disease outbreaks. Five such outbreaks from the last three months are detailed below. As of Dec. 3, seven ...

Lake County Health Department officials on Tuesday categorized the previously identified “cluster” of mumps infections in Barrington (Ill.) High School as an “outbreak,” according to NBC Chicago.

An outbreak of mumps among a group of San Diego State University students living off campus prompted a warning from the county health department Wednesday. Six students living at BLVD63, an apartment ...

The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Health Department continues to investigate an ongoing mumps outbreak at James Madison University. To date, mumps infections have been confirmed by lab testing in five staff ...

BE AT RISK OF CATCHING THE VIRUS... AND RIGHT NOW ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS. UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE IS NOTIFYING ITS COMMUNITY THROUGH EMAIL THAT ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- The Richmond City Health District (RCHD) is investigating one laboratory-confirmed and one suspect case of mumps within the VCU community. Officials said there are no clear ...

The measles, mumps and rubella or MMR vaccine is the most effective way to prevent infection with any of the three diseases, Florida health officials said. But even vaccinated persons can contract ...

U.S. immigration authorities say over 2,200 people exposed to a mumps outbreak in at least two detention facilities have been quarantined. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Tuesday that the ...

Texas health officials are warning the public about a possible mumps exposure. Texas health officials are warning the public that thousands of cheerleaders may have been exposed to mumps at a national ...