Mumps
| Vaccine-preventable illness, usually mild | |
|---|---|
| Etiology | RNA paramyxovirus |
| Epidemiology | Droplet spread. infective 7 days before and 9 days after parotid swelling starts incubation period = 14-21 days |
| Symptoms: | - malaise, muscular pain - parotitis ('earache', 'pain on eating'): unilateral initially then becomes bilateral in 70% |
| Signs: | |
| Investigations: | NAAT, culture, or serology |
| Management: | natural infection → lifelong immunity school exclusion: 5 days following parotitis |
| Complications | parotitis, orchitis, meningitis |
| Prevention | MMR vaccine is effective |