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Mumps
A contagious viral infection caused by a paramyxovirus, Rubulavirus. It is spread by direct contact with objects contaminated by infected saliva or airborne infected droplets. It usually occurs in children under the age of 15, though may also occur in adults. It causes painful enlargement of the salivary glands and may affect other organs, especially in adults.
Sites in Mumps
Medinfo: Mumps
Information for patients on mumps, a virus infection which typically causes enlargement of the two salivary glands in the cheeks at the angle of the jaw.
Communicable Disease Fact Sheets: Mumps
Information about Mumps from the New York State Department of Health.
Facts About Mumps for Adults
Encourages vaccination for adults born after 1956 who have not had the disease or have no documentation of immunity.
Medline Plus: Mumps
Facts about mumps for adults and children. Includes flowchart for neck swelling, prevention and screening information.
Pediatric OnCall
A time tested homemade remedy for the treatment of mumps.
Childhood Infections: Mumps
Description, symptoms, prevention and treatment; aimed at parents.
Mumps -- An Overview
Includes diagnosis, treatment, incidence, complications, social issues, history, and photographs.
MayoClinic.com - Mumps
Includes signs and symptoms, cause, diagnosis, prevention, and prognosis.
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Mumps
Factsheet with cause, prevention, diagnosis, complications, symptoms, and treatment.
CDC NIP: Mumps
Directory of factsheets and articles on the disease and its vaccine.
Mumps Facts
Features cause, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.
eMedicine - Mumps
Article by Robert Felter, MD.
eMedicine - Mumps
Article by Cem S Demirci, MD.
eMedicine - Pediatrics, Mumps
Article by Eileen C Quintana, MD.
eMedicine Health - Mumps
Features cause, symptoms, tests, and treatment.
WHO: Mumps Vaccine
Factsheet about the disease and vaccine. |
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