mumps

Mumps is a viral infection that can be contagious for over two weeks. The HSE has issued a warning to schools and colleges following a widespread outbreak of mumps. Last week alone there was 132 cases of mumps reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre with most of the cases reported in teenagers and young […]

7 years ago

There has been an outbreak in recent weeks. The Health Service Executive has warned parents in Galway to be aware of any symptoms of the mumps after several children contracted the disease in the last month. It comes after parents of students at a school in the town of Claregalway received a notice that multiple children […]

8 years ago

There is a mumps outbreak in the west of the country, the HSE has confirmed. There has been an increase in the numbers of people between 15 and 29-years-old being diagnosed with the viral illness in the western region. 45 patients have been diagnosed with mumps over the past seven weeks. Mumps can cause fever, […]

8 years ago