A parent is concerned that because her son has swelling on only one side of his face with mumps, he can develop mumps on the other side in the future. You would advise his mother that
A) to prevent this, her son should receive active immunization against mumps as soon as he is well.
B) her son is immune to further attacks of the disease.
C) there is nothing that can be done to prevent another attack of mumps in the future.
D) it is immaterial; mumps in adulthood is not serious.
B
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