MUMPS ORCHITIS AND TESTICULAR ATROPHY. I. OCCURRENCE
Authors: C A WERNER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1950)

Article1 June 1950MUMPS ORCHITIS AND TESTICULAR ATROPHY. I. OCCURRENCECHARLES A. WERNER, M.D.CHARLES A. WERNER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-32-6-1066 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMumps is the fourth most commonly reported communicable disease in the United States, being exceeded in frequency of occurrence only by measles, influenza, and chickenpox. During the five year period from 1942 through 1946 there were 1,015,796 cases of mumps reported, an average of over 200,000 cases per year.11It is estimated that 10 to 20 per cent of children in rural and 80 per cent in urban communities contract the disease before the age of 15 years.13Of all reported cases of mumps in Massachusetts from 1916 to 1937, 88.6 per cent occurred in children under 15 years, and...Bibliography1. 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WALKER, M.D., PAUL R. MCCURDY, M.D.Surgical Procedures Affecting Male FertilityDiscussion on Male InfertilityMUMPS ORCHITIS AND TESTICULAR ATROPHY. II. A FACTOR IN MALE STERILITY*CHARLES A. WERNER, M.D. 1 June 1950Volume 32, Issue 6Page: 1066-1074KeywordsAtrophyChickenpoxChildrenMeaslesMumpsOrchitis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1950 PDF downloadLoading ...