Mumps is a viral infection that swells the salivary glands, resulting in puffy cheeks and a swollen jaw, the CDC says. The disease can be spread through saliva or mucus from the mouth, nose or throat.

Health officials are warning thousands of people who attended a national cheerleading competition in Texas last month to be on the lookout for signs and symptoms of mumps. A person with the virus ...

Five LSU students have the mumps, LSU has confirmed. All five live off campus, said LSU spokesman Ernie Ballard III. LSU officials advise students to seek treatment if they have swollen and tender ...

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The New Jersey Department of Health is investigating a suspected cluster of mumps cases in Hunterdon County among eight family members who traveled internationally, according to a recent press release ...

After five LSU students were diagnosed with mumps this week, it's important to know the signs of symptoms of the disease. Here's everything you need to know about prevention, infectiousness, and ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Five of LSU students have the mumps, according to the LSU Student Health Center and the Louisiana Department of Health. School officials the affected students live off-campus ...

It's a virus. You'll just have to wait it out. That's what Jess Butler was told when she went to her GP last November with a dry cough. Two weeks later, the 29-year-old had bruised ribs from the ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Five LSU students have the mumps, according to the LSU Student Health Center and the Louisiana Department of Health. School officials said the affected students live ...