Mumps, a disease thought to have gone by the wayside in North America along with typhoid fever, dysentery and anything else that might kill you while playing Oregon Trail, has been circulating throughout the NHL this season. With the news over the weekend that Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Derick Brassard of the New York Rangers have contracted the viral infection, we are now up to at least 14 players to experience mumps during the 2014-15 season.
It's not as though athletes contracting diseases is a new thing: The NFL had an MRSA scare last season, and there was all kinds of craziness during the SARS outbreak of a decade ago, as some countries put travel bans on athletes from countries dealing with SARS.
But mumps? Really?
Yes, really, and it's probably not going anywhere for a little while.
If you've got questions about mumps, we've got answers. At least, we hope we do.
What exactly are the mumps? And should I put "the" before mumps when talking about it?
To answer the second question, no. Mumps shouldn't be treated like Ohio State University during a ...
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What You Need to Know About the NHL’s Mumps Outbreak
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