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Mumps
Dr. Md. Salequr RahmanDepartment of Community Medicine Shaheed Monsur Ali Medical College Feb. 2014
Mumps ( Infectious Parotitis)
• Infectious and communicable disease characterized by fever, tenderness and localized swelling of one or more of the salivary glands, usually the Parotid and occasionally the sublingual and submaxillary glands.
• Agent: Mumps virus- belongs to paramyxo group.
• Host:• 5-15 years• Males are more affected• Lifelong immunity after one
attack• Passive immunity up to 6
months.
• Reservoir: Saliva of infected person.• Mode of transmission: Direct contact by
droplet, contaminated fomites.• Incubation period: 12-26 days. Case is infective
1-6 days prior to appearance of swelling and week thereafter.
Clinical features:
• Pain and swelling in either or both the Parotid glands.
• Earache, pain and stiffness on opening mouth
• Fever, headache and other constitutional symptoms- for 3-5 days.
Clinical features:
Complications:
• Orchitis/ oophoritis• Pancreatitis• Meningoencephalitis• Myocarditis• Nerve deafness• Polyarthritis• Hydrocephalus
Prevention & Control:
• Analgesics• Orchitis- Prednisolone• Immunization: MMR vaccine.