Mumps is an illness caused by the mumps virus. Mumps causes
- Fever
- Headache
- Muscle aches
- Tiredness
- Loss of appetite
Swelling of the salivary glands follows these symptoms. Swelling of the glands near the jaw line below the ears may give you "chipmunk cheeks." Serious problems are rare, but can include deafness; swelling of the brain, spinal cord, testicles, breasts or ovaries; and pregnancy loss.
You can catch mumps by being with another person who has it. There is no treatment for mumps, but the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine can prevent it. Mumps used to be a common childhood illness. Today it is uncommon, with fewer then 1,000 cases per year on average, because of the vaccine.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Mumps(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/mumps.html
Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/infecciones/mumps_esp.html
- Mumps Vaccination(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/mumps/default.htm
- Mumps(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/mumps/DS00125/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all
- Mumps - Vaccine Q&A(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/mumps/vac-faqs.htm
- Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine and Autism Fact Sheet(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/mmr_autism_factsheet.htm
- Mumps: Health Information for International Travel(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/yellowBookCh4-Mumps.aspx
- Orchitis(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/orchitis/DS00602/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
- Mumps Photos(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/mumps/photos.htm
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Mumps(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Mumps%22
- Article: London's catch-up vaccination campaign against measles, mumps, and rubella reaches... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18815174&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Yankee Doodling: Jabbering about jabs. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18768543&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Government to offer MMR vaccine to all children in England. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18694880&tool=MedlinePlus
- Mumps -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=(mumps[mh]+OR+mumps+virus[majr]+OR+mumps+vaccine[mh]+OR+measles-mumps-rubella+vaccine[mh])+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+(jsubsetaim[text]+OR+jsubsetk[text]+OR+jsubsetn[text]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt])+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/
- National Foundation for Infectious Diseases - http://www.nfid.org/
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/
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Mumps(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/mumps.html
Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/infecciones/mumps_esp.html
- Facts about Mumps for Adults(National Foundation for Infectious Diseases) - Links to PDF - http://www.nfid.org/pdf/factsheets/mumpsadult.pdf
- Childhood Immunization - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childhoodimmunization.html
- Children and Teenagers - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childrenandteenagers.html
- Infections - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/infections.html
The primary NIH organization for research on Mumps is the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/