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Mumps

Health information topics about Mumps:

Adults

    1. Mumps for Adults
    National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
    http://www.nfid.org/factsheets/mumpsadult.pdf

Children

    1. Mumps
    American Academy of Pediatrics
    http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ3TM6PDDC&sub_...

Clinical Trials

    1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Mumps
    National Institutes of Health
    http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D009107&recruiting...

Organizations

    1. National Foundation for Infectious Diseases

    http://www.nfid.org/

    2. National Immunization Program

    http://www.cdc.gov/nip/

    3. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disea

    http://www.niaid.nih.gov/

Overviews

    1. Mumps
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00125

    2. Mumps
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/mumps.html

Pictures/Diagrams

    1. Mumps
    Immunization Action Coalition
    http://www.immunize.org/images/ca.d/ipcd1861/img0016.htm

Prevention/Screening

    1. Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccines (MMR)
    National Immunization Program
    http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/VIS/vis-mmr.pdf

Related Issues

    1. FAQs about MMR Vaccine & Autism
    National Immunization Program
    http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/autism/autism-mmr.htm

Specific Conditions

    1. Mumps: Health Information for International Travel
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/mumps.htm


 

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