This is about my 8 mth old son. He was in
contact with a child on Sunday, who became
symptomatic of mumps on the following
Saturday. How likely is he to get the
disease? Also if he comes into contact
with others who have been in contact with
the sick child, will he still be at risk
even if the others have had mumps before
and are not sick themselves?
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Measles and Mumps Answer A1959 Posted: 08-08-07 07:17am
Mumps is very contagious disease. If a
person hasn’t been vaccinated against
mumps or has never overcome mumps in the
past, that person may get sick if s/he
comes into contact with an infected
person. Coming into contact with persons
who had mumps in the past, however, is not
a risk factor for getting mumps.
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