MMR Flashcards

1
Q

What are the symptoms of Mumps?

A

Parotitis

Non-specific symptoms such as low-grade fever, headache, malaise, muscle ache, and loss of appetite.

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2
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With Mumps, what is the complication affecting 5% of females?
What are the symptoms presented?

A

Oophoritis.

Lower abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting

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3
Q

Infants younger than how old will unlikely suffer from Mumps?

A

Infants younger than 1 year old

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4
Q

What is the management of Mumps?

A

Mumps is a notifiable disease.

Advice patients that it is self-limiting and will resolve within 1 week

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5
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What is offered if males suffering from mumps-related epididymo-orchitis is concerned about fertility?
In which other condition is this offered too?

A

Reassure that it is unlikely for there to be long-term complications with fertility, but offer semen analysis 3 months after Mumps has resolved.

Semen analysis is also offered to those with severe or bilateral epididymo-orchitis.

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6
Q

Which conditions are caused by Paramyxoviruses?

A

Measles, Mumps and Parainfluenza

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7
Q

The main complications of Measles affects which systems in the body?
What are the complications?

A

Respiratory system and CNS.

Pneumonia
Otitis Media
Febrile convulsions
Acute Measles Postinfectious Encephalitis
SSPE - Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

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8
Q

What is the total duration of the rash in Measles?

A

1 week

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9
Q

What is the Kissing Disease?

A

Infectious Mononucleosis caused by EBV

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