We used hemadsorption immunosorbent technique (HIT) to detect mumps immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody. IgM from human sera was adsorbed into anti-human IgM-coated wells in plates, and mumps-specific IgM was detected by adding mumps virus hemagglutinin and guinea pig erythrocytes consecutively. Specific IgM-positive sera showed hemadsorption, whereas negative sera showed hemagglutination. All 81 p...

Aim: Measles, rubella, mumps and chickenpox are the childhood diseases retain their importance in our country as well all over world. Healthcare workers have high probability of transmission due to occupational risk; however by taking necessary protective measures, risk can be reduced. Determining seropositivity rates healthcare workers; it was aimed compare vaccination before after screening.&...

This report is a compendium of all current recommendations for the prevention of measles, rubella, congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), and mumps. The report presents the recent revisions adopted by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on October 24, 2012, and also summarizes all existing ACIP recommendations that have been published previously during 1998-2011 (CDC. Measles, m...

Abstract. The Simple Epidemic Model uses three states to describe the spread of an infection: the susceptible (S), the infected (I), and the recovered (R). This model follows the trend of an infection over time and can predict whether an infection will spread. Using this model, epidemiologists may calculate the percentage of the population that needs to be vaccinated in order to provide a popul...

After decades of declining mumps incidence amid widespread vaccination, the United States and other developed countries have experienced a resurgence in mumps cases over the last decade. Outbreaks affecting vaccinated individuals and communities with high vaccine coverage have prompted concerns about the effectiveness of the live attenuated vaccine currently in use. It is unclear whether immune...

INTRODUCTION Preventable diseases like measles and mumps are occurring with increasing frequency in the U.S. despite the availability of an effective vaccine. Given concern that an outbreak may occur among military recruits, we compared serologic evidence of immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella among military recruits with known herd immunity thresholds and determined whether the current Dep...