ON RARE CASES, MUMPS SUFFERERS CAN SUFFER COMPLICATIONS SUCH AS:

Meningitis

Encephalitis (inflammation of the brain)

Deafness Orchitis (inflammation of the testicles) Death is unlikely, unless patient has other diseases such as immune deficiencies due to HIV/AIDS or cancer

MUMPS VACCINATION: Measles-mumps-rubella

(MMR) vaccine, which began in

2002, provides 88 per cent effective immunity Babies require two doses of MMR vaccine at 9-12 months and 12-18 months

Vaccination protects approximately 78 per cent of individuals against the disease