Record numbers treated for mumps
04/03/2005 - 07:42:24Record numbers of young people in Ireland have reportedly been treated for mumps so far this year.
Reports this morning said the outbreak was particularly bad in the North, where almost 1,600 cases of the virus have been reported so far in 2005.
In the Republic, 111 mumps cases were reported in the first six weeks of this year, which is 22 times the total number of cases for the six months of 2004.
Most of those affected by this year's outbreak are students in the 18-24 age group, with most reporting inflammation of the salivary glands as the main symptom.
