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Photos of Mumps Virus and People Affected by Mumps

Español: Fotos de la tos paperas

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A few examples from the Public Health Image Library (PHIL)

This 1977 thin sectioned transmission electron micrograph (TEM) depicted the ultrastructural details of the mumps virions that had been grown in a Vero cell culture.PHIL Photo ID# 8757
This picture of the mumps virus was taken using an electron microscope.

This 1973 negative stained transmission electron micrograph (TEM) depicted the ultrastructural features displayed by the mumps virus.PHIL Photo ID# 8758
This picture of the mumps virus was taken using an electron microscope.

This 1976 negative stained transmission electron micrograph (TEM) depicted the ultrastructural features displayed by the mumps virus.PHIL Photo ID# 1874
This picture of the mumps virus was taken using an electron microscope.

Child with mumps.PHIL Photo ID# 130
This photo of a young child with mumps shows the characteristic jaw swelling.

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