With greater than 2500 circumstances of mumps being reported in Kerala in a month, the state is experiencing a mumps outbreak, reported Indian Express citing a Union Health Ministry official. Kerala reported 190 circumstances of the virus in a single day on March 10, Sunday. Given the state of affairs within the state, the National Centre for Disease Control within the state has been alerted, reported the English Daily.

According to IE, there have been 2,505 circumstances of the viral an infection in March. Whereas, round 11,467 circumstances have been reported over two months of 2024.

What is Mumps?

Mumps is a viral an infection brought on by the unfold of paramyxovirus. The virus may be unfold by means of direct contact or airborne droplets from the higher respiratory tract of an contaminated individual. An individual affected by mumps begins to see the signs after two to 4 weeks of getting contaminated. One of the numerous signs of the illness is the swelling of the salivary glands.

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