Over 200 cases of mumps in Ohio

[redheadbaker]

time.com/62611/central-ohio-mumps-outbreak-tops-200-cases/

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Public health officials say a mumps outbreak in central Ohio has grown to more than 200 confirmed cases.

The total as of Monday was 212 cases of the contagious viral illness, with 132 of those linked to Ohio State University. That includes 96 students and 13 staff members.

Local health agencies say those infected range in age from 9 months to 70 years old. The cases span from early January to late last week.

Mumps often starts with fever, fatigue and body aches. Those infected are urged to stay home, cover their mouths and noses when coughing or sneezing, and frequently wash their hands.

Officials have urged residents of the region to make sure they’ve been inoculated with two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.

[UMaineTeach]

[copzpartdeux]

Had our scare this weekend. Thankfully it wasn't the mumps. Babycopz is a health science major so she is totally vaccinated but she called Saturday sick with swollen glands.....scary.

[Deleted]

I am really starting to hate anti-vaxxers.

[FloFTW]

My coworker's son is at OSU and she is so pissed about this. We stood around and hated on anti-vaccers for 20 minutes the other day. It felt good. Mumps probably does not.

[katietornado]

Columbus Public Health says most of the infected have been vaccinated, but immunity was not complete.

thelantern.com/2014/03/mumps-outbreak-ohio-state-threat-despite-vaccinations/

I'm a student at OSU and got my MMR booster last week. I probably should've gotten it like...10 years ago.

[katfco]

I really hope this doesn't spread to the schools. My daughter's obviously vaccinated, but I really don't want to have to worry about it.

[KateAggie]

Apr 14, 2014 22:17:26 GMT -5 katietornado said:

Columbus Public Health says most of the infected have been vaccinated, but immunity was not complete.

thelantern.com/2014/03/mumps-outbreak-ohio-state-threat-despite-vaccinations/

I'm a student at OSU and got my MMR booster last week. I probably should've gotten it like...10 years ago.

Ahhhhh, so THAT'S why all the anti-vaxxers on my FB feed keep saying "vaccinators are the ones spreading disease!!"  Scary to think they're also the ones teaching science to their kids, since they also seem to be the homeschoolers in my feed.

[secretlyevil]

Apr 14, 2014 21:24:00 GMT -5 UMaineTeach said:

My thoughts exactly.

Anti-vaxxers are beyond stupid.

[FloFTW]

Apr 15, 2014 5:55:09 GMT -5 katfco said:

I really hope this doesn't spread to the schools. My daughter's obviously vaccinated, but I really don't want to have to worry about it.

I have a friend that lives outside of Columbus that got a notice from her preschool of a case there.

[secretlyevil]

How often are you supposed to get boosters? Man, off to do some googling.

ETA: Link to a very colorful chart: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/downloads/adult/adult-schedule.pdf

[FloFTW]

Apr 15, 2014 8:03:33 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

How often are you supposed to get boosters? Man, off to do some googling.

www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/mmr.html

[secretlyevil]

Apr 15, 2014 8:05:53 GMT -5 FloFTW said:

Apr 15, 2014 8:03:33 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

How often are you supposed to get boosters? Man, off to do some googling.

www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/mmr.html

jinx!

[katfco]

Apr 15, 2014 8:02:01 GMT -5 FloFTW said:

Apr 15, 2014 5:55:09 GMT -5 katfco said:

I really hope this doesn't spread to the schools. My daughter's obviously vaccinated, but I really don't want to have to worry about it.

I have a friend that lives outside of Columbus that got a notice from her preschool of a case there.

Oh, I did not want to know that. I also have no idea when my last booster of anything was.

[osulori]

I need to talk to J about getting a booster. He works super close to campus, and good chunk of their waitstaff is OSU students. Ugh.

[katietornado]

Apr 15, 2014 8:57:18 GMT -5 osulori said:

I need to talk to J about getting a booster. He works super close to campus, and good chunk of their waitstaff is OSU students. Ugh.

Dude do it.  I did it last week and it was quick and easy.  And insurance covered it.

[auntie]

Apr 15, 2014 17:01:11 GMT -5 incogneato said:

Apr 15, 2014 9:18:07 GMT -5 @246baje said:

It wouldn't affect your preschooler in that way. Mumps can cause infertility in males who have passed puberty, so teenagers and adult males. 

got it. I don't have any boy children so it wouldn't affect me either way but if I had a teenage son who was infected I would be livid and devastated. 

Meningitis is the real risk. Testicles, and ovaries to a lesser degree, can swell dramatically but fertility is only rarely impacted. DH's dad had mumps when MIL was pg with DH- bigger than coconuts I'm told. DH has a brother a mere 11 months younger because that sterility thing isn't something you can count on.

[earlgreyhot]

This is scary. My mom shared just the other week that she may not have completed my MMR schedule b/c I reacted poorly to one of my shots. Unclear if that's true or of she's mixing me up with a sibling. Just checked the schedule posted and MMR boosters are contraindicated in pregnancy.

I'm no where near Ohio, but still.

[katietornado]

Ohio State is launching a mumps vaccination initiative. All students just got the following e-mail:

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff:
As we have shared with you in ongoing communications since March, The Ohio State University Columbus campus and the central Ohio region have experienced an outbreak of mumps. Mumps is a contagious disease caused by a virus.

University officials have been working closely with our on-campus experts in infectious diseases and epidemiology, our colleagues from Columbus Public Health, the Ohio Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to formulate a plan to combat this outbreak and proactively provide the university community with guidance on how to stay as healthy as possible.

The recommendations of our panel of experts based on the current characteristics of the mumps outbreak on our campus are below. Beginning today, April 21, 2014, the University’s MMR Vaccination Initiative will be launched to increase the number of our students, staff and faculty who will be vaccinated with MMR according to these recommendations:

Individuals who have documentation of receiving two doses of the MMR vaccine or a positive mumps titer (blood test used to confirm immunity) do not need to receive any additional vaccine. If an individual has received two doses of MMR, a third dose is not recommended at this time.

The following groups are at higher risk, and receiving two doses of the MMR vaccine is strongly recommended: Anyone who works in a healthcare facility; post-secondary (college) students, and anyone who plans to travel internationally.
For all other individuals who work on or frequent the Columbus campus, one dose of the MMR vaccine is recommended.
The MMR vaccine is a live vaccine, and certain individuals should not receive it. The MMR Vaccine Information Statement from the CDC details those conditions where MMR should not be given.

At all university sites individuals will be screened by a healthcare professional to ensure eligibility prior to receiving the vaccine.

A flowchart to determine if you need to be vaccinated is available online at osu.edu/mumpsinfo.

Faculty, staff and students should do their best to confirm their vaccination history (see below for instructions) with their physician or through the two online resources noted below prior to vaccination. If available, please bring your vaccination records with you.

While not required for employment or enrollment at this time, it is strongly recommended that all individuals associated with the university follow these guidelines.

Online vaccination information is available for the following faculty, staff and students:

Wexner Medical Center staff and faculty may check their vaccine records through the Employee Self-Service portal under the HR tab on OneSource. Directions for finding these records are also available on OneSource.

Health Sciences students may check their vaccine records through the My BuckMD portal through Student Health Services. Instructions for finding these records are at the My Buck MD webpage.

The mumps vaccine (MMR) is available at the following locations:

Ohio State Students (including health science students):
Wilce Student Health Center
1875 Millikin Road
614-292-4321
Time: Call to schedule an appointment during routine hours.
Ohio State Staff and Faculty (Ohio State ID required to receive vaccine):

OSUWMC University Health Services:
McCampbell Hall Suite 221
1581 Dodd Drive
614-685-9941 (Mumps hotline for faculty and staff)
Time: Walk-ins welcome Monday through Friday between 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

OSUP, Ambulatory and OSU East Faculty/Staff:
CarePoint East Occupational Medicine
543 Taylor Avenue
614-685-9941 (Mumps hotline for faculty and staff)
Time: Walk-ins welcome Monday through Friday between 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

After Hours and Weekends for Faculty and Staff:
OSU AfterHours Care at Morehouse
2050 Kenny Road, Morehouse Pavilion, Second Floor
614-685-3357 (AfterHours Care main phone during operating hours)
Time: Walk-ins welcome Monday through Friday from 7 p.m.-10 p.m.;
Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

You may also contact your primary care physician to ask about the vaccine.

For Ohio State students, faculty and staff not located on the Columbus campus, all of the above clinics are available for your use. You are also encouraged to reach out to your primary care physician, especially those who spend significant time on the Columbus campus. In the coming days, we will also work with leadership at each regional campus and our facilities across Ohio regarding the most appropriate manner in which to respond to the Columbus-based outbreak.

Additional information about the mumps and the mumps vaccine can be found at the following sites:
www.osu.edu/mumpsinfo
Mumps information
Mumps Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) from CDC

Again, the safety of the university community is our top priority, and we will continue to update you as needed.

Sincerely,

Joseph A. Alutto
Interim President

[mcsangel2]

Apr 15, 2014 8:05:53 GMT -5 FloFTW said:

Apr 15, 2014 8:03:33 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

How often are you supposed to get boosters? Man, off to do some googling.

www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/mmr.html

Very helpful! Thanks.

It does make me wonder why the CDC considers persons born before 1957 immune to measles and mumps, though.

[epphd]

fuckaduck. I have to fly to Columbus to a conference AT OSU on Wednesday. fuckityfuck. I don't remember if I had a booster - I think I did before starting grad school and I *believe* I had a positive measles titer (not that it means anything about mumps but it's all I have to go on.)

[katietornado]

Apr 21, 2014 16:33:36 GMT -5 epphd said:

fuckaduck. I have to fly to Columbus to a conference AT OSU on Wednesday. fuckityfuck. I don't remember if I had a booster - I think I did before starting grad school and I *believe* I had a positive measles titer (not that it means anything about mumps but it's all I have to go on.)

Whaaaat?!  Where on campus will you be?  FWIW, I am at the business school and it's my understanding that none of the 300+ grad students or 6000+ undergrads here have been affected.

[epphd]

Apr 21, 2014 16:46:50 GMT -5 katietornado said:

Apr 21, 2014 16:33:36 GMT -5 epphd said:

fuckaduck. I have to fly to Columbus to a conference AT OSU on Wednesday. fuckityfuck. I don't remember if I had a booster - I think I did before starting grad school and I *believe* I had a positive measles titer (not that it means anything about mumps but it's all I have to go on.)

Whaaaat?!  Where on campus will you be?  FWIW, I am at the business school and it's my understanding that none of the 300+ grad students or 6000+ undergrads here have been affected.

Well, maybe not ON campus - at a conference held by the James Cancer Center. But near freaking enough

[epphd]

Actually, KT, if you have any good suggestions for 3-5 mile runs nearby the downtown hilton, I'd take em! While I'm not wild about having to travel, getting to manage my time just for ME ME ME! and not my kid/hub, is a nice benefit

[2curlydogs]

Apr 21, 2014 16:25:42 GMT -5 mcsangel2 said:

Apr 15, 2014 8:05:53 GMT -5 FloFTW said:

www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/mmr.html

Very helpful! Thanks.

It does make me wonder why the CDC considers persons born before 1957 immune to measles and mumps, though.

Because most of those people would have contracted the diseases naturally.

[katietornado]

Apr 21, 2014 16:53:06 GMT -5 epphd said:

Actually, KT, if you have any good suggestions for 3-5 mile runs nearby the downtown hilton, I'd take em! While I'm not wild about having to travel, getting to manage my time just for ME ME ME! and not my kid/hub, is a nice benefit

Uh, yeah!  This goes straight through the middle of town, and is very safe.

[copzpartdeux]

Apr 21, 2014 16:46:50 GMT -5 katietornado said:

Apr 21, 2014 16:33:36 GMT -5 epphd said:

fuckaduck. I have to fly to Columbus to a conference AT OSU on Wednesday. fuckityfuck. I don't remember if I had a booster - I think I did before starting grad school and I *believe* I had a positive measles titer (not that it means anything about mumps but it's all I have to go on.)

Whaaaat?!  Where on campus will you be?  FWIW, I am at the business school and it's my understanding that none of the 300+ grad students or 6000+ undergrads here have been affected.

WHAT!!!

[copzpartdeux]

Running campus is the bomb too, FYI.

I just get a new job and you are in town! I want a GTG!!

[epphd]

Haha, I've been in denial. I was volunteered to go and give a talk - given that my husband has had THREE trips this month, and we closed on a house, and we are doing renovations on said house while trying to pack, and my mother-in-law was in town for 10 days... it's really not something I *wanted* to do. But damnit I'm making the best of it! I may be able to get away for drinks one night if you want to fb me!