Mumps and epidemic parotitis is a viral disease of the human species, caused by the mumps virus. Before the development of vaccination and the introduction of a vaccine, it was a common childhood disease worldwide, and is still a significant threat to health in the third world.
(mump) Troll name for their children and youngsters.
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an acute and highly contagious viral illness that usually occurs in childhood. Spread by airborne droplets from the upper respiratory tract, the disease usually takes two to three weeks to appear.
a virus that lives in the mouth, nose, and throat can be transmitted when an infected person cough, sneezes, talks, or touches someone else; symptoms include fever, headache, and swollen glands under the jaw; childhood immunization is the best form of prevention.
A serous illness that mainly affects children. Most children are immunised against mumps now, by the MMR jab, but children who have not been immunised are at risk.
infectious fever or inflammation of the parotid gland. A viral infection that may cause hearing loss. It does not always lead to hearing loss, but it can cause a wide range of sensorineural hearing loss from monaural to binaural and mild to profound in degree.
Symptoms of mumps include swollen glands, fever, headache, and loss of appetite. Usually, children have no problem recovering from this disease. In adults, it can be more severe causing fertility issues.
A viral disease of the parotid (salivary) glands. Contraction of the virus after puberty may damage sperm-producing cells in the testicles. In most cases, only one testicle is affected. Some men could suffer permanent sterility.
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