infection
Mumps
Mumps is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable viral disease caused by the mumps virus. Initial symptoms of mumps are non-specific and include fever, headache, malaise, muscle pain, and loss of appetite. These symptoms are usually followed by painful swelling around the side of the face, which is the most common symptom of a mumps . Symptoms typically occur 16 to 18 days after exposure to the virus. About one-third of people with a mumps infection do not have any symptoms ().
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Parotitis and non-specific symptoms such as fever, headache, malaise, muscle pain, and loss of appetite
Causes — why it happens
- ·Mumps virus
How it's found
- ·Antibody testing, viral cultures, and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
Prevention
- ·Mumps vaccine
Treatment
- ·Supportive
Complications
- ·Deafness, conditions such as orchitis, oophoritis, and , and rarely sterility
Outlook
- ·Usually excellent; case fatality rate of 1.6–3.8 people per 10,000 pre vaccination (US, 1966–1975)
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