More soldiers were wounded by infectious diseases like Mumps instead of combat during the American Civil War, WW I, and WW II. While many recover from mumps in a few weeks, others can experience inflammation in the brain, spinal cord, pancreas, and more. Luckily, the MMR and MMRV vaccines changed everything. Here’s more about mumps: history, epidemiology, biology, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

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