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| Mumps outbreak hits US National Hockey League players | Mumps outbreak hits US National Hockey League players |
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| An outbreak of mumps has swept through teams in the US National Hockey League (NHL). | An outbreak of mumps has swept through teams in the US National Hockey League (NHL). |
| The first confirmed cases were three players in the Anaheim Ducks and since then at least four more teams have been affected. | The first confirmed cases were three players in the Anaheim Ducks and since then at least four more teams have been affected. |
| Ice hockey's top player, Pittsburgh Penguins' captain Sidney Crosby, has missed three games and is still not cleared to play. | Ice hockey's top player, Pittsburgh Penguins' captain Sidney Crosby, has missed three games and is still not cleared to play. |
| The highly-contagious disease is usually found in children. | |
| On Tuesday, Penguins forward Beau Bennett was diagnosed with mumps, bringing the total number of players affected to 15. | On Tuesday, Penguins forward Beau Bennett was diagnosed with mumps, bringing the total number of players affected to 15. |
| Meanwhile, Marc-Andre Fleury, Robert Bortuzzo and Olli Maatta were being tested as a precaution, team officials said. | Meanwhile, Marc-Andre Fleury, Robert Bortuzzo and Olli Maatta were being tested as a precaution, team officials said. |
| "We have been sanitising the rooms and everything here for the last week," Penguins General Manager Jim Rutherford said. | "We have been sanitising the rooms and everything here for the last week," Penguins General Manager Jim Rutherford said. |
| Crosby, who is the NHL's Most Valuable Player, returned to the ice on Wednesday but only skated on his own before practice. | Crosby, who is the NHL's Most Valuable Player, returned to the ice on Wednesday but only skated on his own before practice. |
| "He looked good on the ice," said Penguins coach Mike Johnston. | "He looked good on the ice," said Penguins coach Mike Johnston. |
| "It was a full skate. He worked on some extra conditioning drills." | "It was a full skate. He worked on some extra conditioning drills." |
| Mumps is a viral infection of the saliva-producing glands found on either side of the face. | Mumps is a viral infection of the saliva-producing glands found on either side of the face. |
| It is spread by coughs and sneezes and only rarely causes serious complications. | It is spread by coughs and sneezes and only rarely causes serious complications. |