4. Mumps is a contagious disease that is caused by mumps
virus.
Anyone who is not immune from either previous
mumps infection or from vaccination can get mumps
Some time called epidemic protitis.
Mumps typically starts with few days of fever headache
muscle aches tiredness and loss of appetite and loss of
swelling of salivary glands
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5. Mumps is an acute viral infection of childhood that
typically involves swelling of one or both parotid
gland although many different organs can be infected
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6. Paramyxovirus
Enveloped RNA virus
One antigenic type
Rapidly inactivated by UV light, heat, and various
chemical agents
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8. Before introduction of the vaccine in 1967
The peak incidence of the disease occured in children
5-6 year of age
85 % infection occured in children younger than 15 yr
of age
Mumps is endemic in most unvaccinated populations
It is distributed worldwide
Affect both sex equally
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9. Mumps virus the cause of mumps is an virus of the
genus rubulavirus in the paramyxoviridae family
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10. After entry into the last and initial multiplication in
the cells of the respiratory tract the virus is
bloodborne to many tissue among which the salivary
and other gland are the most susceptible .
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11. Incubation period 14-18 days
Nonspecific prodrome of low-grade fever, headache,
malaise, myalgias
Parotitis in 30%-40%
Up to 20% of infections asymptomatic
May present as lower respiratory illness, particularly
in preschool-aged children
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12. Parotitis: Inflammation of the salivary glands under
the ear
Fever
Headache
Muscle Aches
Fatigue
Loss of Appetite
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14. The incubation period ranges from 14-24 days ,with a
peak at 17-18 days
In children prodromal manifestation are rare but may
be changed by
Fever , muscular pain ,headache ,malaise
Parotid pain is the most pronounced during the first
few days of swelling
Trismus (spasm of the masticatory muscles )can
occure
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15. Mumps is a contagious disease that is spread from
person to person through contact with respiratory
secretions such as saliva from an infected person
When the infected person sneezes the droplets
aerosolizeand can enter the eyes, nose,or mouth,of
another person
Mumps can also be spread by sharing food and drinks
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16. The diagnosis of mumps parotitis is usually apparent
from the clinical symptoms and the physical
examination
IgM and IgG antibodies are most commonly used for
the diagnose
As with any inflammation of the salivary gland serum
amylase is often elevated
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17. Inflammation of the:
Testicles
Pancreas
Ovaries
Breast
Encephalitis or Meningitis
Deafness
Male infertility
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