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Mumps (Parotitis)

Mumps is a contagious viral illness that causes swelling of the salivary glands, usually the parotid glands located below and in front of the ears. It is caused by the mumps virus and spreads through saliva or mucus. While mumps infections often cause only mild illness in children, complications can include meningitis, encephalitis, and orchitis in adult males. The mumps virus is prevented by the MMR vaccine, which the CDC recommends all children receive two doses of.

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Mumps (Parotitis)

Mumps is a contagious viral illness that causes swelling of the salivary glands, usually the parotid glands located below and in front of the ears. It is caused by the mumps virus and spreads through saliva or mucus. While mumps infections often cause only mild illness in children, complications can include meningitis, encephalitis, and orchitis in adult males. The mumps virus is prevented by the MMR vaccine, which the CDC recommends all children receive two doses of.

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MUMPS (PAROTITIS)

• Mumps is an acute, self-limited, systemic viral illness characterized by


the swelling of one or more of the salivary glands, typically the
parotid glands.
• Today, most reported mumps cases occur in school-aged children (age
5-14 year)
• Mumps is no longer very common in the United States. In 2015, an
estimated 422 cases were identified in US
ETIOLOGY
• Mumps is caused by the RNA virus, Rubulavirus.
• Rubulavirus is within the genus Paramyxovirus and is a member of
the family Paramyxoviridae.
• This virus contains a single-stranded, negative-sense RNA surrounded
by a glycoprotein envelope.
• The virus usually causes mild disease in children, but in adults can
lead to complications, such as meningitis and orchitis
TRANSMISSION
Mumps is a contagious disease caused by a virus. It spreads through
saliva or mucus from the mouth, nose, or throat. An infected person
can spread the virus by
• coughing, sneezing, or talking,
• sharing items, such as cups or eating utensils, with others, and
• touching objects or surfaces with unwashed hands that are then
touched by others.
RISK FACTORS
• Lack of immunization
• international travel
• immune deficiencies are all factors
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
• Symptoms in the patient’s history consist mostly of fever, headache,
and malaise
• Within 24 hours, patients may report ear pain localized near the ear
lobe that is aggravated by a chewing movement of the jaw
• Older children may describe a swelling sensation at the mandibular
angle and an associated sour taste in the mouth
• Symptoms typically appear 16-18 days after infection, but this period
can range from 12-25 days after infection.
• Most people with mumps recover completely in a few weeks.
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
• Ordinarily, the parotid gland is not palpable, but in patients with
mumps, it rapidly progresses to maximum swelling over several days.
• Submaxillary gland edema, palpable underneath and anterior to the
angle of the mandible, may be accompanied by edema spreading
onto the cheek and downward onto the neck.
TREATMENT
• Diet : Avoidance of acidic foods (eg, tomato, vinegar-containing food
additives) and liquids (eg, orange juice) is beneficial to lessen oral
pain and discomfort.
• Bed rest
• Medication : Treatment of mumps is usually supportive care.
Ibuprofen or acetaminophen may be prescribed for severe headaches
or discomfort and pain due to parotitis.
PREVENTION
• Vaccines MMR (mumps, measles, Rubella).
• CDC recommends that children routinely receive get two doses of
MMR vaccine: the first dose at 12 through 15 months of age, and the
second dose at 4 through 6 years of age.
COMPLICATIONS
• inflammation of the testicles (orchitis) in males who have reached
puberty; rarely does this lead to fertility problems
• inflammation of the brain (encephalitis)
• inflammation of the tissue covering the brain and spinal cord
(meningitis)
• inflammation of the ovaries (oophoritis) and/or breasts (mastitis) in
females who have reached puberty
• deafness
REFERENCES
• Defendi GL. Mumps. Available at
http://reference.medscape.com/article/966678-overview. Accessed :
September 23, 2015
• Mumps. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/mumps/. Accessed :
September 23, 2015
• Mumps. Available at http://www.who.int/topics/mumps/en/.
Accessed : September 23,2015

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