Mumps:
How severe was this disease before the development of antibiotics against it?
Question 19 options:
Antibiotics would be ineffective against this disease.
Before the development of antibiotics against this disease, it would kill or seriously injure 10,000s of people each year.
Before the development of antibiotics against this disease, most people would not die or be seriously injured. This disease would kill less than 500 people/year worldwide.
The vaccine is the first and preferred line of defense. Antibiotics may be used as a secondary treatment if the person were not vaccinated or had a breakthrough infection, or there are currently no antibiotics approved that are used for this disease.