Measles outbreak makes anti-vaxxer RFK bend the knee

[Trill Clinton]

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[Winehole23]

the treatment of measles is symptomatic

there's no cure, only vaccination


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https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html

[Winehole23]

Mumps on the upswing in Maryland

The US armed forces lobbied for the mumps vaccine for readiness reasons...back in the day, a lot of troops got laid up with orchitis (http://tps://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/orchitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20375860), which can leave a man sterile


State health officials in Maryland are warning medical providers to be on the lookout for another viral infection this season — mumps, which causes fever and swelling and pain in the salivary glands in the neck.


There have been 14 infections this year, mostly in adults in the Baltimore metro area. That’s a jump from the four cases all of last year and the small annual number typically recorded in state data.
https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/mumps-measles-vaccinations-infections-4DQODQEXBFHKTHOJCFP7DJ5EVQ/