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mumps::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | epidemic parotitis |
| Type of | infectious disease |
Examples of mumps
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Vaccines against pertussis, mumps and polio are a big reason they no longer are.
From the forbes.com
Second dose is needed after four weeks if exposed to a measles or mumps outbreak.
From the timesunion.com
He and his wife refuse to get them inoculated against mumps, measles and rubella.
From the badlanguage.net
A child who isn't vaccinated will be susceptible to measles, mumps and rubella.
From the newscientist.com
A population-based study of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination and autism.
From the forbes.com
The vaccines for chickenpox, measles, mumps, and rubella are all in this one shot.
From the orlandosentinel.com
McCrum takes too little account of the mumps that struck Wodehouse in adolescence.
From the theatlantic.com
However, the CDC has set a goal of eliminating mumps in the United States by 2010.
From the washingtonpost.com
Bittner said parents should make sure their children are vaccinated for mumps.
From the omaha.com
- An acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
- MUMPS (Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System), or alternatively M, is a programming language created in the late 1960s, originally for use in the healthcare industry. It was designed for the production of multi-user database-driven applications. ...
- Mumps and epidemic parotitis is a viral disease of the human species, caused by the mumps virus. Before the development of vaccination and the introduction of a vaccine, it was a common childhood disease worldwide, and is still a significant threat to health in the third world.
- A contagious disease caused by a virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck
- (mump) Troll name for their children and youngsters.
- An acute and highly contagious viral illness that usually occurs in childhood. Spread by airborne droplets from the upper respiratory tract, the disease usually takes two to three weeks to appear.
- A virus that lives in the mouth, nose, and throat can be transmitted when an infected person cough, sneezes, talks, or touches someone else; symptoms include fever, headache, and swollen glands under the jaw; childhood immunization is the best form of prevention.
- A sudden illness caused by the virus paramyxovirus. It is spread by direct contact as well as by airborne droplets and saliva. Since 1967 the mumps vaccine (MMR, or measles, mumps and rubella) has helped cases decline in the United States. ...
- A serous illness that mainly affects children. Most children are immunised against mumps now, by the MMR jab, but children who have not been immunised are at risk.
