The best protection against the mumps is the vaccine. We have seen that work successfully in the past. So we hope that will be successful this time.
Even though we're hoping that we're past the peak for this early phase of the season, in past years we have seen flu come back, ... And we've also seen new strains emerge late in the season. So it's still important to be vigilant.
This actually is the largest outbreak of mumps that we have seen in this country in more than 20 years.
Right now in the shelters where most of the people are located we have seen sporadic reports of gastrointestinal illness,
As an infectious disease expert, I've never seen a pathogen emerge and go away on its own, ... We have to expect that sometime, somewhere, this virus is going to rear its ugly head again.