Girl Dies From Diagnosed Mumps After MMR Vaccine

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Daily Telegraph06 Aug 2009Four-year-old dies after being diagnosed with mumpsBy , Medical Editor Pollitt, a four-year-old girl from Wythenshawe who had had the MMR vaccine, has died after being diagnosed with mumps, it has emerged. Pollitt, aged 4, from Baguely who died suspected of mumps The youngster had appeared to be recovering but then suddenly took a turn for the worse and doctors at a hospital in Manchester failed in their battle to save her. The exact cause of death has not yet been established, but deaths following mumps are very rare.If confirmed, would be the first death

in a mumps patient for more than nine years and over 65,000 cases.Parents shunned the MMR vaccine followed research that linked it to bowel disorders and autism and there was a resurgence in mumps, with an epidemic in 2005. Measles cases have also risen and doctors are urging parents to ensure their children have had the full two doses of the vaccine.It is not clear if had been given two doses of the MMR vaccine and cases of mumps in people who have been fully vaccinated are rare.Parents Patsy and Danny, from Baguley, told of their horror at the death of their 'bright, bubbly and beautiful' daughter.They described how their GP informed them had mumps, but the cause of death has not yet been confirmed. was rushed to Wythenshawe Hospital where medics managed to revive her, but she died hours later.Patsy, 24, said: "She was so full of life, bright and bubbly and into everything. She was a real

tomboy and loved playing with her brothers and ourdog. We can't believe she has gone."Post-mortem tests have not so far established the cause of death and toxicology tests are now being carried out. The results will not be available for several weeks.Her paretns have been told by doctors that she could have died because of a rare complication of mumps or a separate virus while her system was weakened. had been given the MMR vaccine which should protect against mumps but in rare cases people can still catch it.Patsy said: "She was a healthy young girl and had suffered no serious illnesses. She woke up with a swollen face and the GP said it was mumps."She seemed to be OK, she was eating and even had started playing again."Then a week later she was a bit groggy and couldn't get to sleep so I stayed downstairs on the sofa with her."Suddenly her lips went blue, she was all pale and was still

breathing but a few minutes later she stopped."It all happened so quickly. It was terrifying."In a way it was good that I had her sleeping with me because if not we would never have known what had happened - at least we knew we had got her medical care immediately. Everyone did everything they could to save her." had two brothers, Cameron, five, and , three, and was due to start at Baguley Hall Primary in September. She was already a pupil at the school's nursery. was diagnosed with mumps on July 20. It is incredibly rare to die from the disease, with estimates suggesting one in 10,000 cases.Patsy said: "It seems so unfair when had had all her injections that she would get mumps, but the doctors says it happens sometimes and there is a lot of mumps around at the moment."We know there are lots of children who haven't been given the injection and I hope that if their parents hear what

happened to they will realise how serious it can be and they will get their children protected and stop it from spreading."By May this year doctors had recorded 95 cases of mumps across Greater Manchester, with 31 cases in Manchester, 17 in Tameside, 13 in Trafford and 10 in the Ashton, Wigan and Leigh area.Mumps is a virus which normally affects glands in the mouth and neck, making them swell up and become painful.It is passed on through saliva and the incubation period is between two and three weeks.In 30 per cent of cases there are no symptoms and complications include swelling of the ovaries and testes and, although some believe it can cause sterility, there is no evidence of this.

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