Mumps

Question 1

For mumps, state:

- Causative agent and incubation

Answer 1

• Caused by the paramyxovirus infection (also causes measles)

Incubation period:
• 16-18 days
• Can range from 12-25 days

Question 2

For mumps, state:

- How it is spread

Answer 2

Spread by droplets coughed or sneezed into the air by an infected person

Question 3

For mumps, state:

- General signs and symptoms (6)

Answer 3

• Fever
• Loss of appetite
• Fatigue
• Headaches
• Orchitis
• Pancreatitis

Question 4

For mumps, state:

- Oral signs and symptoms (4)

Answer 4

• Parotitis
• Painful swelling of salivary glands
• Most commonly bilateral
• Can be infectious up to 7-9 days after swelling of the salivary glands

Question 5

For mumps, state:

• Vaccination as prevention (2)
• Treatment (4)

Answer 5

Vaccination:
• Vaccine (MMR) for at 12 months of age
• A second dose as MMRV at 18 months of age

Treatment:
• Keep child home for 9 days after onset of swelling
• No specific treatment
• Symptomatic care
• Warm or cold packs to swollen glands may provide relief