Mumps

Question 1

Mumps is caused by a:
A. Bacteria
B. Virus
C. Parasite
D. Fungus

Answer 1

B. Virus

Question 2

How is mumps spread?

Answer 2

Mumps spreads from person to person via droplets of saliva or mucus from the mouth, nose, or throat of an infected person, usually when the person coughs, sneezes, or talks.

Question 3

The most well-known sign of mumps is ______, the swelling of the salivary glands, or parotid glands, below the ear.

Answer 3

Parotitis

Question 4

What is the treatment for mumps?

Answer 4

There is no cure for mumps, only supportive treat- ment (bed rest, fluids, and fever reduction).

Question 5

CDC recommends isolating mumps patients for ___ days after their glands begin to swell due to the possibility of them being contagious.

Answer 5

5

Question 6

What kind of vaccine is the MMR vaccine?

Answer 6

Live, attenuated

Question 7

How is the MMR vaccine given?

Answer 7

Subcutaneously

Question 8

How many MMR doses are there?

Answer 8

2

Question 9

When should the first MMR vaccine dose be given?

Answer 9

On or after child’s 1st birthday

Question 10

Can a pregnant woman receive the MMR vaccine?

Answer 10

No! It is a live, attenuated vaccine.

Question 11

Can the MMR vaccine be given to individuals with an egg allergy, since it is grown in tissue from chicken embryos?

Answer 11

Yes it can be given to people with an egg allergy.

Question 12

Does the MMR vaccine cause autism?

Answer 12

NO!

Question 13

Viral meningitis, orchitis (testicular inflammation), oophoritis (ovaries inflammation), and mastitis (breast inflammation) are all possible complications of which vaccine?

Answer 13

MMR vaccine