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 child are far greater than the odds are for later generations.

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) ...

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has confirmed dozens of cases of mumps in at least 16 detention facilities across the state. In the United States, mumps is a rare disease that's nearly been ...

Mumps is a disease caused by a type of Rubulavirus, which is a genus of the Paramyxovirus family. The viral infection causes the salivary glands at the base and back of the jaw to swell, which causes ...

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 ...

When Iowa college students early this year began turning up in doctors’ offices with puffy necks, headaches, fevers and, among some young men, swollen testicles, many physicians missed a diagnosis ...

Officials at the Bergen County, New Jersey, jail are dealing with an outbreak of the mumps and have put the facility under quarantine. Six inmates have been diagnosed with the mumps, though doctors ...

"These centers are a perfect storm for mumps to spread," a doctor says. Immigration detention centers across the U.S. are fighting the first outbreak of mumps in their facilities, according to a new ...

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has seen a significant increase in mumps cases related to two recent outbreaks. At least 30 cases have been identified mainly among attendees of a ...