Mumps: How It Spreads, Outbreaks, MMR Vaccine, and More
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The following year, Habel developed the first experimental mumps vaccine with a weakened virus and tested its effectiveness on 2,825 West Indian sugarcane plantation workers in Florida. At the time, crowded living quarters made mumps infections spread faster, taking them away from work until recovery. Her father, Maurice Hilleman, happened to be the head of Virus and Cell Biology at Merck, an upcoming pharmaceutical company at the time. Other high-risk groups include college and university students, healthcare workers, military personnel, and international travelers [7]. Unlike the UK, most people who were infected in the US have been vaccinated [1] • None In the same year, the Czech Republic, a country in Central Europe, reported around 5,998 cases.
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