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The mumps are making a comeback in the United States. I mean the disease, not a post-modern punk band. The disease rose to an alarming rate in 2006, and it is feared it may take decades to eradicate it from this country.
These findings come despite the fact that many were re-vaccinated against mumps in 1990. Over 80 percent of people between the ages of 18-24 who contracted the virus were given a second does of the vaccine produced by Merck. Over 6,500 cases were diagnosed in 2006, including 85 that required hospitalization. Concentration was found in eight states (not listed) as well as college campuses.
Thankfully, no deaths were attributed to the mumps virus. Symptoms of the mumps include fever and swollen glands. Permanent adverse effects can be as severe as loss of hearing, inflammation of the testicles and encephalitis. The finding were reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Eradicating the mumps all together is not likely as other countries do not necessarily vaccinate against the disease. And many nations do not dose their children twice, such as the UK, who experienced an outbreak of 70,000 cases between 40,000 and 60,000.
Concern does exist regarding the vaccine itself, which is a combination of measles, mumps and rubella. Some feel that children are too small to receive such a heavy dose of vaccination. Health experts contend these concerns are unfounded.
Vaccine pic by gruntzooki.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
4-10-2008 @ 11:37AM
Ethel said...Thank you so much parents who neglect to vaccinate your children. I appreciate that you are putting me and mine at risk for your own selfish, and poorly reasoned, interests.
Awesome.
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4-10-2008 @ 11:55AM
SKL said...Ethel, did you not read? The disease was caught mostly by people who HAD THE VACCINATION on schedule. It originally came from the UK - not the unvaccinated kid down the street. Thousands of cases in vulnerable adults, and most came out unscathed, and nobody died! You consider this ammunition against my one-year-olds (yeah, that's who you are attacking) who you think need to be shot up with a vaccine that doesn't even save lives? Why don't you just go get a mumps vaccine yourself if you really believe it makes that much difference?
4-10-2008 @ 12:42PM
Tash said...Agreed SKL - This article discussed the vaccine failure better some quotes:
The large mumps outbreak in the United States in 2006 was the first ever caused by the failure of the vaccine, federal health experts said Thursday.
Eighty-five people needed hospitalization. Fortunately, there were no deaths. However, 11 people lost their hearing and 22 developed meningitis, according to the report.
“So, even if you had a 100 percent vaccination rate, you would still have 10 out of every 100 people susceptible to mumps,” study co-author Amy A. Parker, from the CDC explained.
http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Study_Blames_Failure_of_Mumps_Vaccines_for_the_2006_Outbreak_16187.html
4-10-2008 @ 3:24PM
Rxtar said...if you & yours are vaccinated then anyone else's interests, reasonings or selfishness... should be irrelevant
right?
i also feel if a parent has concerns about vaccines... they should be entitled to them...
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