Mumps is a fairly contagious viral disease (although not as contagious as chickenpox) and is caused by the myxo virus; it is something that has plagued the human race for centuries.
Generally speaking, most cases of mumps are in children aged from 5 to 14 years, although cases in young adults are on the increase. Mumps is rare to be found in infants and babies.
But fortunately, with the aid of modern medicine, a mumps vaccine can now be administered – but this only protects against mumps. However, it is far more common for the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to be given; as this immunizes the child against all 3 diseases in one go.
Symptoms of mumps:
The other most common symptoms of mumps include:
headache
fever with high temperature
loss of appetite
swelling and pain in the patotid glands
loss of appetite
stiff neck
drowsiness
nausea and vomiting.
These symptoms are not usually serious, but mumps can cause some other serious and rare complications. These include arthritis, kidney and pancreas problems, deafness, and inflammation of the thyroid gland, inflammation of the brain...
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