Mumps Outbreak: At Least Three Infected at Mexican Dance

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Mumps Outbreak: At Least Three Infected at Mexican Dance
By Maxy Jiménez
Published 56 minutes ago | Updated 48 minutes ago

Public health officials are looking for anyone who attended a February dance party in Delaware because they may have been exposed to mumps.

The Delaware Division of Public Health has confirmed that at least three people who went to a social dance in Wilmington Feb. 10 called “Baile Mexicano” or “Mexican Dance” came down with mumps. The event took place at the Chase Center on the Riverfront.

The health officials want anyone who went to the dance, whether they show symptoms or not, to visit a doctor to check for mumps infection and to be vaccinated.

Mumps is a viral infection that spreads through saliva or mucus from the mouth, nose, or throat. An infected person can spread the virus by coughing, sneezing, talking, and through shared items, including utensils.

Some of the symptoms of the virus are a few days of fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, and loss of appetite, followed by swollen salivary glands, which results in puffy cheeks and a swollen jaw.

The symptoms of this virus start to appear within 16 to 18 days after been infected.

There is no specific treatment for mumps, only management of its symptoms. However, the disease can have serious complications, including infertility in men, inflammation of the brain or spinal cord and deafness.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has noted an increase in the number of mumps outbreaks cases occurring in the United States since late 2015.

“We can prevent further spread of the disease through vaccination," said DPH Director Dr. Karyl Rattay. He said anyone who is concerned or who lives with someone who has mumps should visit a doctor.

If you attended the “Baile Mexicano” event, or live with someone who attended and subsequently developed mumps, and you don't have health insurance, contact a local clinic. You can also contact a clinic for a vaccination.

•In New Castle County, call the Hudson State Service Center Immunization Clinic at 302-283-7587, (and select option #2)
•In Kent County, call DPH’s Kent County Immunization Clinic at 302-857-5140
•In Sussex County, call DPH’s Georgetown Immunization Clinic at 302-515-3220

 

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Another Case Of Mumps Confirmed In Montgomery County
April 11, 2018 at 11:50 pm

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Another case of mumps has been confirmed in Montgomery County.

This time, an 8-year-old is being treated for the virus, despite being vaccinated.

There’s been a recent outbreak in Montgomery and Chester Counties, and in Delaware, that’s been traced to a dance event in Wilmington.

Health officials have not said if the latest case is connected.

 

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Philadelphia Health Department: Person Believed Responsible For Temple Mumps Outbreak Was ‘International Traveler’
April 1, 2019 at 11:53 am

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Officials with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health say they believe they have identified the person responsible for the recent mumps outbreak at Temple University. Officials say they believe the person may have contracted mumps while traveling abroad.

“We can confirm that who we think the first case was an international traveler,” said James Garrow, of the Philadelphia Health Department.

Garrow would not specify if the person was a student or employee at Temple or which country they traveled to, as they believe it may be used to identify the person.

Since the outbreak first started in February, officials have had a tough time containing it. In an effort to prevent further cases, Temple held two free walk-in vaccination clinics on campus last week for students, staff and faculty. Officials say more than 4,000 people received the booster shot. Over 100 people associated with Temple contracted the mumps.

Mumps cases have also been reported at Drexel University, West Chester University, Abington Senior High School and North Wales Elementary School.

Mumps is a viral disease characterized by fever, swelling and tenderness of one or more salivary glands. Mumps is transmitted by saliva droplets or by direct contact with the saliva of an infected person. People with mumps are considered infectious from two days before swelling begins, through five days after the start of swelling.