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) ...

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 ...

Raise your hand if you thought mumps — the infectious disease that can make your neck swell — had gone the way of Saturday classes, cheap tuition and residence hall curfews. Separate outbreaks in the ...

Every once in a while, news of a mumps outbreak makes headlines. The highly contagious viral disease has popped up on college campuses across the U.S. and even among players on the 2014 Pittsburgh ...

Mumps is a viral infection that swells the salivary glands, resulting in puffy cheeks and a swollen jaw, the CDC says. The disease can be spread through saliva or mucus from the mouth, nose or throat.

Thousands of cheerleaders may have been exposed to mumps last month at the National Cheerleaders Association All-Star National Championships, Texas health officials said. » RELATED: Health officials ...

Mumps' the word in Philadelphia. As this CBS Philly new segment shows, a mumps outbreak has been occurring in Temple University in North Philly: Stephanie Ballesteros has reported for CBS Philly that ...

(KUTV) — Since January 1, 2019, Utah public health has been investigating an outbreak of mumps in the state - primarily among unvaccinated people. Eighteen cases have been identified; 15 cases are ...

A mumps outbreak in Tulsa County has many in the area asking, "What is mumps?" FOX23 found info from a local health department that can provide some answers. According to the Tulsa Health Department, ...

Penn State University cautioned members of its Main Campus community on Thursday to avoid the upcoming Blue-White Game if they are showing symptoms of mums or have been in close contact with somebody ...

The mumps vaccine doesn’t protect people as long as it needs to — only an average 27 years, according to a new study in Science Translational Medicine. But a booster dose at age 18 should be a ...