Mumps cases up big in Anchorage, Alaska
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#39R4G)
Mumps is a contagious viral illness, characterized by fever, headaches, and swollen salivary glands under the jaw (pictured). Meningitis, encephalitis, permanent hearing loss, and other serious complications can also occur. During the past five years, Alaska received an average of <1 case report per year. However, State of Alaska DHSS puts the case count in Anchorage at ["]
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