The New Jersey Department of Health is investigating a suspected cluster of mumps cases in Hunterdon County among eight family members who traveled internationally. Doctors weigh in.
The New Jersey Department of Health is investigating a suspected cluster of mumps cases in Hunterdon County among eight family members who traveled internationally, according to a recent press release. No additional information was provided due to privacy concerns, the release indicated. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported at least 50 cases of mumps from over 20 states this year.
Outbreaks often occur in settings where there is frequent close contact, such as on college campuses or in large gatherings. 'Mumps itself typically causes swelling of the glands in the head and neck that make saliva — most often the parotid glands, which are the largest salivary glands that sit just in front of the ears,' Dr. Mike Smith, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina, told Fox News Digital.
The CDC estimates that up to 90% of people who are exposed to someone with measles will get infected if they are not already immune. Among the current measles outbreaks in the U.S., almost all cases have involved unvaccinated individuals, according to Smith. Many young people who get infected with mumps, however, have received vaccinations.
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