Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every once in a while, news of a mumps outbreak makes headlines. The highly contagious viral disease has popped up on college ...

ATLANTA — With the U.S. facing a growing number of mumps outbreaks, an expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Wednesday that people who are at risk during ...

ATLANTA (CNN) — The MMR vaccine, given in two doses to children, protects against the measles, mumps and rubella. Yet the United States and Europe have seen more than a few outbreaks of mumps, a ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (WPVI) -- With colleges starting again, many parents, and campus health officials, are worried about more mumps outbreaks. A new study has some clues on why they're happening. Doctors at ...

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 ...

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.

Health officials say at least 67 cases of mumps have been tied to Temple University, the most cases in the city since 2011. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're among the 74 million baby boomers born in the U.S. between 1946 and 1964, your chances of having acquired the mumps as a ...

A nearly forgotten virus has made a comeback. Mumps sickened nearly 1,100 Americans this year, causing outbreaks among college students and professional hockey players. Nearly twice as many Americans ...