Consider Mumps

question 54

Essay

Consider mumps. What is the causative agent? How is this disease spread? What happens in the body during the course of this disease? What type of immunity is conferred or used for this disease? Why is the prevalence of mumps in developed countries generally low?

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Definitions:

Desegregation

The process of eliminating racial segregation, typically referring to the legal and social efforts to end the separation of different racial groups within a society.

National Defense Education Act

1958 law passed in reaction to America’s perceived inferiority in the space race; encouraged education in science and modern languages through student loans, university research grants, and aid to public schools.

Agricultural

Pertaining to farming or the cultivation of plants and animals to produce food, fiber, medicinal plants, and other products.

Industrial

Pertaining to the production of goods in factories through the use of machinery and labor.