This virus is a common source of infection in children. “Mumps virus moves from the respiratory tract (nose, mouth, and throat) into saliva-producing glands located on either side of the face (parotid ...

There is a confirmed case of measles in New Jersey, the state’s Department of Health announced on its website on Friday.

Mumps was a common childhood illness until a vaccination for it was launched in the late Eighties. Now it’s relatively rare. But there have been sporadic outbreaks in the UK since. And, while ...

So why is mumps a risk, and how effective is the MMR ... It usually causes painful swelling in the glands at the side of the face, plus joint pains, fever and tiredness. Most recover without ...

A New Jersey resident who returned from overseas has contracted measles, and now may have exposed others while visiting five ...

Merck is immune from an antitrust lawsuit accusing it of misleading regulators about the effectiveness of its mumps vaccine ...

Trivalent Vaccine Candidate Fights Measles, Mumps, SARS-CoV-2 Oct. 2, 2023 — Altered measles and mumps viruses could be used as a platform to create a trivalent COVID-19 vaccine that triggers ...

Mumps: Why adults might still need the MMR jab ... "I went to bed normal, everything fine, and then I woke up, and bang - my face was so puffed out, so swollen," says Olly Finch, a student at ...

State health officials have revealed several places in Monmouth County where a person who caught the measles was known to ...

A trade group representing large compounding pharmacies sued the FDA over its removal of a widely prescribed Lilly diabetes ...

The COVID-19 vaccine does not completely prevent you from getting sick, but it does lower the chance of getting seriously ill ...