A wedding in Cedar County Nebraska last month was the source of an outbreak of mumps. About thirty cases have now been traced to that gathering.
Many of those cases were treated by Yankton medical providers.
Elizabeth Healy is the Infection Prevention Coordinator at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, and says vaccinations could have prevented much of the spread…
Healy says there are some obvious symptoms of mumps….
Healy says you need to tell your provider if you think you may have been exposed….
Healy says mumps can make adults very sick, with some long-lasting effects.
