plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: an acute contagious virus disease caused by a paramyxovirus (species Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus) and marked by fever and by swelling especially of the parotid gland
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Vaccines protect us so thoroughly against childhood infections that many formerly common infections–including measles, mumps, and Haemophilus influenza–have almost disappeared.
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Steven Salzberg, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
For example, the U.S. had recorded vaccination levels from the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine close to or above 95% for several years leading up to the pandemic — a share that has slipped to 93.5% nationwide.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2023
At one point, Katharine has mumps and Andy has shingles.
—Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2023
The Texas Department of Health and Human Services requires students to be fully immunized against diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps and rubella, hepatitis A and chickenpox.
—Dallas News, 17 Nov. 2022
All 50 states and the District of Columbia currently mandate that children receive vaccinations against measles, mumps, rubella and other highly contagious, deadly childhood diseases.
—Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2023
All of the states and the District of Columbia mandate that children receive vaccinations against measles, mumps, rubella and other highly contagious, deadly childhood diseases.
—Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2022
Vaccines against measles, mumps, rubella, chicken pox and other childhood diseases followed and were embraced by the medical establishment, the public, and school authorities in virtually every state.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2022
The boy starred in an ad campaign promoting vaccinations for measles, mumps, rubella and polio, not COVID-19.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2022
Steven Salzberg, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
For example, the U.S. had recorded vaccination levels from the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine close to or above 95% for several years leading up to the pandemic — a share that has slipped to 93.5% nationwide.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2023
At one point, Katharine has mumps and Andy has shingles.
—Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2023
The Texas Department of Health and Human Services requires students to be fully immunized against diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps and rubella, hepatitis A and chickenpox.
—Dallas News, 17 Nov. 2022
All 50 states and the District of Columbia currently mandate that children receive vaccinations against measles, mumps, rubella and other highly contagious, deadly childhood diseases.
—Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2023
All of the states and the District of Columbia mandate that children receive vaccinations against measles, mumps, rubella and other highly contagious, deadly childhood diseases.
—Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2022
Vaccines against measles, mumps, rubella, chicken pox and other childhood diseases followed and were embraced by the medical establishment, the public, and school authorities in virtually every state.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2022
The boy starred in an ad campaign promoting vaccinations for measles, mumps, rubella and polio, not COVID-19.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2022
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mumps
noun singular or plural
: a contagious disease caused by a virus and marked by fever and by swelling especially of salivary glands
Medical Definition
mumps
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: an acute contagious virus disease caused by a paramyxovirus of the genus Rubulavirus (species Mumps virus) and marked by fever and by swelling especially of the parotid gland
called also epidemic parotitis
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