Infectious disease caused by a paramyxovirus, marked by fever and inflammation of parotid gland and swelling of the neck and throat.
An acute viral disease that primarily affects the parotid glands in the cheeks, causing swelling and discomfort when eating. Other symptoms are fever and headache. Mumps usually occurs in childhood and one attack gives lifelong immunity. Since the advent of the MMR vaccination, mumps epidemics no longer occur in the developed world.
An infectious disease of children, with fever and swellings in the salivary glands, caused by a paramyxovirus.
Mumps is a viral infection that causes swelling in one or both salivary glands inside of the mouth. This virus is spread through the air by infected individuals and has an incubation period of 14 to 24 days. One third of infected individuals do not display symptoms (Human Diseases & Conditions, 2000).
A highly contagious disease caused by a virus that is passed from person to person in droplets from coughing, sneezing, or just talking; also called epidemic parotitis or infectious parotitis. Common symptoms of the disease are fever, headache, and inflammation of the salivary glands, causing the cheeks to swell. In some cases, however, mumps can cause more severe complications. About one affected child in 10 has meningitis (inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord) or the even more serious encephalitis (inflammation of the brain itself: see brain and brain disorders). This sometimes disappears without damage, but mumps can cause deafness. In addition, mumps poses a threat to adolescent or adult males; one in four affected males experience painful inflammation and swelling of one or occasionally both of the testes, a condition called orchitis, in some instances causing sterility. Fortunately, since 1967 a mumps vaccine has existed, often given to children at about 15 months of age as part of a combination measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. Older adults who have never had mumps and have not been immunized can also take the vaccine. Parents should keep careful records of either immunization or evidence of their child’s having had the disease, since many U.S. states require one or the other before admitting a child into school.
Acute viral disease characterized by swelling of the parotid glands; it is most likely to affect non-immunized children but may occur at any age, sometimes producing severe illness in adults. After early symptoms of fever, malaise, headache, and low-grade fever, earache, parotid gland swelling, and fever to 104° Fahrenheit (40° Celsius) occur, sometimes with salivary gland enlargement and, in post-pubertal males, swelling and tenderness of the testes. Complications include meningitis, arthritis, and nephritis. Treatment includes rest and drugs to relieve pain and reduce fever. Prevention is by immunization with attenuated live- virus vaccine, routinely given at 15 months of age.
A contagious disease, usually contracted during childhood, caused by a virus transmitted in saliva. Symptoms include swelling of the parotid (saliva) glands behind each ear, headache, and fever. The testes, ovaries, or pancreas may also be affected.
A contagious viral infection that produces swelling in one or both of the two salivary glands located above the angle of the jaw in front of each ear and in the salivary gland located under the tongue.
A common virus infection mainly affecting children between the ages of five and 15. Symptoms appear 2-3 weeks after exposure: fever, headache, and vomiting may precede a typical swelling of the parotid salivary glands. The gland on one side of the face often swells up days before the other but sometimes only one side is affected. The symptoms usually vanish within three days, the patient remaining infectious until the swelling has completely disappeared, but the infection may spread to other salivary glands and to the pancreas, brain, and testicles. In adult men, mumps can cause sterility. Most people acquire immunity through a childhood infection.
Mumps, also known as epidemic parotitis, is an infectious disease characterized by inflammatory swelling of the parotid gland and other salivary glands.
An acute, contagious disease caused by the mumps paramyxovirus, which results in inflammation of the salivary glands and other organs. The incidence in the U.S. is extremely low because of childhood immunization with the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine.
Measles, a viral infection characterized by its acute and exceptionally contagious nature, primarily manifests during childhood. This infectious illness spreads rapidly and easily among individuals, often causing a range of symptoms and complications.
Mumps is a viral illness that typically occurs in children. Its primary symptom is the inflammation and swelling of one or both parotid glands, located near the jaw’s angle. After a single bout of mumps, a person usually gains lifelong immunity. Due to the standard MMR vaccination, mumps outbreaks are now rare.
The mumps virus is transmitted through airborne droplets. It has an incubation period of two to three weeks, and an individual with the virus can be contagious for approximately a week before showing symptoms and up to two weeks afterward.
Many children who contract the virus might not show symptoms, or they might experience a mild discomfort around the parotid glands. In more severe cases, they may feel pain near the glands, making chewing challenging. These children might also exhibit symptoms such as swollen and tender glands on one or both sides, fever, and headache. The swelling typically decreases within a week to ten days. If only one gland swells initially, the other might start swelling as the first one begins to reduce.
Mumps can result in various complications, such as viral meningitis, which is the inflammation of the linings of the brain and spinal cord, pancreatitis, which affects the pancreas, and in teenage or adult males, epididymoorchitis, which is the inflammation of the testicles.
Diagnosis is typically based on the symptoms. Most often, there’s no specific treatment, but rest and pain relievers can help alleviate symptoms.
A sudden, contagious viral illness marked by the inflammation and enlargement of one or more salivary glands. It is also known as epidemic parotitis or infectious parotitis.