How do people get mumps?
Mumps is spread from person to person through direct contact with saliva and discharges from the nose and throat of infected persons. Mumps can be spread by coughing, sneezing, or even talking. What are the signs and symptoms of mumps? The main symptoms are severe swelling and soreness of the cheeks and jaw. Mumps usually starts with neck or ear pain, loss of appetite, tiredness, headache, and low fever. About a third of persons infected with the mumps virus have no symptoms. How soon after exposure do symptoms appear? Symptoms usually start 18 days after infection with the virus, but the time can range from 12 to 25 days. How is mumps diagnosed? Mumps can be diagnosed by a blood test or culture. Who is at risk for mumps? Persons who have not been immunized against mumps are the main risk group. Unvaccinated school-aged children are most at risk. What complications can result from mumps? Severe complications are rare. However, mumps can cause hearing loss, inflammation of the brain (en
Mumps is spread by coughing and sneezing. It is about as contagious as the flu or rubella, but not as contagious as measles or chicken pox. A person with mumps is usually contagious (can give it to other people) from about 3 days before symptoms begin until about 4 days after that, although the virus can sometimes be found in saliva as early as 7 days before symptoms and as late as 9 days after. The mumps virus can also stay on surfaces for a while. If someone who is sick coughs on his or her hands, then touches a surface (a toy, a doorknob, or something else) and then someone else touches that same surface before it is cleaned, then rubs their eyes, mouth or nose before washing their hands. Back to the top.
Mumps is caused by the mumps virus and is spread from person to person through direct contact with saliva and discharges from the nose and throat of infected persons. Mumps can be spread by coughing, sneezing, kissing or even talking. What are the signs and symptoms of mumps? The main symptoms are severe swelling and soreness of the cheeks and jaw. Mumps usually starts with neck or ear pain, loss of appetite, tiredness, headache, and low fever. About a third of persons infected with the mumps virus have no symptoms. How soon after exposure do symptoms appear? Symptoms usually start 18 days after infection with the virus, but the time can range from 12 to 25 days. How is mumps diagnosed? Mumps can be diagnosed by a blood test or culture. Who is at risk for mumps? Persons who have not been immunized against mumps are the main risk group. University Students are also classed as a high risk group. What complications can result from mumps? Severe complications are rare. However, mumps can c