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As if we don't have enough to worry about Mumps
« on: Apr 17th, 2006, 10:27am » |
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There is an outbreak of mumps in the west Iowa Eastern Nebraska region. As of this morning 7 cases of mumps here in Omaha.
My daughter came to me yesterday and said "Mom feel this, there's hard lump under my jaw". I told her to get as far as away from as she could, if she has mumps I'm moving out!! I never got a mumps vaccination, I had measles and german measles and there was no need at the time to do an MMR.
It turns out, every single case has had the MMR vaccine, this strain of mumps is resistant to the vaccine.
Just fuckin ducky!! If you live in the MO, KS, IA, NE area be on the look out for a mumps out break.
I guess it would be a fast way to lose weight....(gotta find the positive somewhere)
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Re: As if we don't have enough to worry about
« Reply #1 on: Apr 17th, 2006, 10:32am » |
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Re: As if we don't have enough to worry about
« Reply #2 on: Apr 17th, 2006, 11:02am » |
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on Apr 17th, 2006, 10:32am, Dragnlance wrote:
LOL...I love chipmunks. The mumps are in Wisconsin too, so Wisconsinites--watch out. 
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Re: As if we don't have enough to worry about
« Reply #3 on: Apr 17th, 2006, 12:02pm » |
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Just don't drink ORANGE JUICE if you get them.... Ask me HOW I know that????? (Some things you just don't forget!)
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Re: As if we don't have enough to worry about
« Reply #4 on: Apr 17th, 2006, 12:19pm » |
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on Apr 17th, 2006, 10:32am, Dragnlance wrote:
THAT is a moving target in my yard. Little batards killed an entire row of new rose bushes. Bastards!
Cat--be careful of *bumps* in strange places. 
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Re: As if we don't have enough to worry about Mump
« Reply #5 on: Apr 17th, 2006, 9:07pm » |
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Oy Vei Update, This mornings news had 7 confirmed cases:
Nebraska now has more than 100 cases of the mumps. State officials say 32 of the 110 cases have been confirmed. Doctor Anne O'Keefe of the state Health and Human Services
System, said most of the mumps cases are in southeastern Nebraska. Most of the cases are among people ages 10-18 and 35-45. The mumps epidemic is the nation's first in 20 years.
Some 600 suspected cases have been reported in Iowa. There are also cases reported in Kansas, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Mumps is a viral infection of the salivary glands. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches and swelling of
the glands close to the jaw.
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Re: As if we don't have enough to worry about Mump
« Reply #6 on: Apr 17th, 2006, 9:10pm » |
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Swelling of the glans close to the jaw? Pretty specific 'eh?
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Re: As if we don't have enough to worry about Mump
« Reply #7 on: Apr 17th, 2006, 9:11pm » |
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Yes you had confirmed cases but how is your daughter? Have you had her examined yet? Im praying that she is alright.
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Re: As if we don't have enough to worry about Mump
« Reply #8 on: Apr 18th, 2006, 8:12am » |
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Well if you combine all 3 of the kids I might have mumps in the house, Andrea has a swollen gland on the right side, but it's a small one, Ayden had a fever, and Alex has aches and pains (something about concrete not being very soft when falling off a skateboard)
Andrea has had enlarged nodes since birth, not sure what that means other than everyone used to say she had a Kathleen Turner voice. So far no fever, no general malaise and no further swelling so I'm just watching and waiting to see how the numbers show up in our school district.
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