trumpin' the mumps

just some facts from the research I've done

the young adults age's 17-26 who are now at 'risk' should have received the MMR (mumps. measels and rubbella) vaccinations when they were kids if born in canada - many other countries have the same vaccination policies - if you have received 2 of these shots, one at 12 months, the other at either 18 months or at 4 to 6 years of age you will have life-long immunity, check your health records before getting vaccinated

there are many reports that say if you've only recieved one vaccination shot it will lose its effectiveness over time and future vaccinations will be needed - can anyone say $$$$$$$$$

children between the ages of 2 and 12 are most commonly infected

swelling of the testes in adult males occurs in about 10-15% of all cases, infertility is extremely rare - viral meningitis and deafness are also very rare and occur mostly in the elderly

if you have already had the mumps, and it's possible you have and thought it was cold if it was a mild case, you will usually have life-long immunity

this 'outbreak' scare all started when 6 players on the U of C hockey team got the mumps - hockey players are all gross boys who share mouth gaurds and water bottles

there are some conflicting reports on the number of cases of the mumps in calgary - one says 57 since the beggining of the year but that may be counting suspected cases, another says 33 - the number of post-secondary students with confirmed cases is 15, almost half of which are on the dino's hockey team...