College in virus alert.Byline: JOE ROBERTS A MAJOR outbreak of mumps at Athlone Institute of Technology Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Luain in Irish) formerly Regional Technical College, Athlone is one of the original network of Regional Technical Colleges; it was built in Athlone, Ireland. has sparked a massive alert in the Midlands Health Board area. Already this week 40 students have been struck down by the illness. The Health Board has sent in a team of doctors to offer free MMR MMR measles-mumps-rubella (vaccine); see measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine live, under vaccine. MMR abbr. measles, mumps, rubella vaccine vaccines to students and staff to prevent the further spread of the disease. Students with the symptoms have been told not to attend college. Only three cases were reported in the Midlands Health Board area for the first nine months of the year before the breakout. |
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