Mumps Information

February 9th, 2012 | Author: admin

About Mumps Information

Mumps Infection:

Transmission:

Mumps is spread by coughing and sneezing. Mumps is about as contagious as influenza or rubella, but less so than measles or chickenpox. It is generally transmitted from about 3 days before symptoms appear to about 4 days after, when the virus can be isolated from saliva. The virus replicates in the nasopharynx and lymph nodes. Transmission is airborne or through direct contact with infected droplets of saliva.

Treatment:

No specific treatment is available for persons with mumps. Treatment is supportive.

Prevention:

Mumps vaccine contains live, attenuated mumps virus. In the United States, it is available as a single antigen preparation (Mumpsvax), combined with live attenuated measles vaccine (M-M-Vax), or combined with both live attenuated measles and rubella vaccine ( MMR). In the United States, a dose of MMR is recommended at 12-15 months of age and a second dose at age 4-6 years. A single dose of mumps vaccine, either as single antigen or in combination, has a protective efficacy of 90-96%, and the second dose should provide protection to most people who do not respond to the first dose.

Causes:

The mumps are caused by a virus. The virus is spread from person-to-person by respiratory droplets (for example, when you sneeze) or by direct contact with items that have been contaminated with infected saliva. Mumps most commonly occurs in children ages 2 – 12 who have not been vaccinated against the disease. However, the infection can occur at any age. The time between being exposed to the virus and getting sick (incubation period) is usually 12 – 24 days.

Mumps may also infect the:

Central nervous system
Pancreas
Testes

Symptoms:

Face pain
Fever
Headache
Sore throat
Swelling of the parotid glands (the largest salivary glands, located between the ear and the jaw)
Swelling of the temples or jaw (temporomandibular area)

Other symptoms of this disease that can occur in males:

Testicle lump
Testicle pain

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