Mumps
Further information on mumps and the MMR vaccine is available on www.immunisation.nhs.uk. Guidelines on Mumps Immunisation & Diagnosis Unit (IDU) MMR Vaccine [... more]
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Mumps usually affects children and teenagers. When teenagers or adults get the infection it may be more severe - older boys are particularly at risk from orchitis (inflammation of the testes), which very rarely results in infertility. How's it ... [... more]
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Mumps
Mumps is caused by the paramyxovirus. Of the common childhood illnesses, it is the disease with the longest incubation period and can take as long as three weeks from infection to outbreak. The virus is contagious for about a week before the ... [... more]
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Priorix
MMR vaccine contains a mixture of live, attenuated (weakened) measles, mumps and rubella (German measles) viruses. It works by provoking the body's immune response, without causing the diseases.When the body is exposed to foreign organisms, the ... [... more]
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MMR II
MMR vaccine contains a mixture of live, attenuated (weakened) measles, mumps and rubella (German measles) viruses. It works by provoking the body's immune response, without causing the diseases.When the body is exposed to foreign organisms, the ... [... more]
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Mumps
Mumps is a viral infection of the parotid salivary glands. These glands are located just below and in front of the ears. They produce saliva, which drains into the mouth and helps to break up and digest food. Rarely, the submaxillary and ... [... more]
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MMR
MMR, measles mumps and rubella vaccine, measles vaccine, mumps vaccine, MMR jab, rubella vaccine, immunisation, immunization MMR is the combined vaccine to prevent the following diseases: Since the vaccine was introduced in 1988, the number of ... [... more]
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