Poster child MD here. No vaccine for mumps in the 50’s. Third year of med school, 21 days after last day on pediatric rotation, it hit. One week of parotitis, followed by one week of orchitis (unilateral), followed by 10 days of meningoencephalitis. Awful. Come on people, vaccinate your kids.
February 15, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Poster child MD here. No vaccine for mumps in the 50’s. Third year of med school, 21 days after last day on pediatric rotation, it hit. One week of parotitis, followed by one week of orchitis (unilateral), followed by 10 days of meningoencephalitis. Awful. Come on people, vaccinate your kids.