Dozen more mumps cases reported at OSU

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A dozen more Ohio State University
students and one staff member have been added to the list of cases in a
central Ohio mumps outbreak.
Public health agencies for Columbus
and surrounding Franklin County on Wednesday reported 82 total cases of
the contagious viral illness.
Sixty-nine of those are linked to Ohio State. Fifty-three involve Ohio State students.
The people infected range in age from 4 to 55. The cases span from early January to this week.
Health officials urge residents to make sure they have properly received two doses of the
measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, or MMR.
Mumps
often starts with fever, fatigue and body aches. Those infected are
urged to stay home for a few days, cover their mouths and noses when
coughing or sneezing and frequently wash their hands.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A dozen more Ohio State University
students and one staff member have been added to the list of cases in a
central Ohio mumps outbreak.
Public health agencies for Columbus
and surrounding Franklin County on Wednesday reported 82 total cases of
the contagious viral illness.
Sixty-nine of those are linked to Ohio State. Fifty-three involve Ohio State students.
The people infected range in age from 4 to 55. The cases span from early January to this week.
Health officials urge residents to make sure they have properly received two doses of the
measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, or MMR.
Mumps
often starts with fever, fatigue and body aches. Those infected are
urged to stay home for a few days, cover their mouths and noses when
coughing or sneezing and frequently wash their hands.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.

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