Posts in Category: Mumps Outbreak

Mumps Outbreak reaches Hebrew Academy

There have been at least 2 probable cases of mumps at the Hebrew Academy Boys Elementary division. Rabbi Dessler has been vigilant in following the guidance of the Cuyahoga County Board of Health. Since early September there has been a trickle of... read more
 
Posted by mendel Wednesday, December 1, 2010 5:12:49 PM Categories: Mumps Outbreak
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CDC Confirms Mumps

Nov 4 2010 - Samples from 6 local cases were sent to the CDC labs for testing. All 6 tested positive. This merely confirms what was already presumed to be true - this is mumps. There continue to be a trickle of cases. For some this has been a... read more
 
Posted by mendel Thursday, November 4, 2010 6:30:14 PM Categories: Mumps Outbreak
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Mumps Update - Oct 21 2010

So far there are 14 probable cases of mumps - 10 high school age boys (all but 1 from Telshe) and 4 adults with high level contact with 1 or more Telshe cases. It is impossible to say how long this will last, or whether this will become... read more
 
Posted by mendel Thursday, October 21, 2010 6:40:26 PM Categories: Mumps Outbreak
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Mumps Update - Oct 4 2010

UPDATE (Oct 4 2010): The father of one of the cases came down with what appears to be mumps. This was 2 to 2-1/2 weeks following exposure to his son, a normal incubation period for mumps. I am not aware of other cases of Telshe HS boys becoming... read more
 
Posted by mendel Monday, October 4, 2010 6:38:55 PM Categories: Mumps Outbreak
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Public Memo

Important memo relating to the current mumps outbreak! Please post this in your shul, school, Jewish store or Jewish business. Click Here for Memo on Mumps for Public Posting (e.g. shuls), Sept 22 2010 read more
 
Posted by mendel Wednesday, September 22, 2010 6:35:22 PM Categories: Mumps Outbreak
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Is It Mumps or Not?

There are at least 7 possible cases of mumps exhibiting signs of parotitis (swollen salivary glands under ears causing swollen jawline). Mumps is the only known cause of epidemic parotitis, and so the working assumption is that this is mumps. Lab... read more
 
Posted by mendel Tuesday, September 21, 2010 6:34:08 PM Categories: Mumps Outbreak
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