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? Mumps virus TEM micrograph of the mumps virus. Virus classification Group: Group V ((-)ssRNA) Order: Mononegavirales Family: Paramyxoviridae Genus: Rubulavirus Species: Mumps virus For the computer language of the same name, see MUMPS. Mumps or epidemic parotitis is a viral disease of humans. Prior to the development of vaccination and the introduction of a vaccine, it was a common childhood disease worldwide, and is still a significant threat to health in the ...
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Complications
... Complications of mumps are potentially serious, but rare. These include: Orchitis. This inflammatory condition causes swelling of one or both testicles. Orchitis is painful, but it rarely leads to ste...
Source: MayoClinic
Treatment ... Because mumps is caused by a virus, antibiotics are not an effective treatment. Like most viral illnesses, mumps infection must simply run its course. Fortunately, most children and adults recover fro...
Source: MayoClinic
Self-care ... If you or your child has mumps, time and rest are the best treatments. There''s little your doctor can do to speed recovery. But you can take some steps to ease pain and discomfort and keep others fro...
Source: MayoClinic
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Aromatherapy and Children
... Care must be taken in treating children with essential oils, although there are any number of safe ones. Use one-third to one-half the adult dose, or a 1-percent dilution (five or six drops of essenti...
Source: HealthWorld
Mumps ... An acute contagious, generalized viral disease, usually causing painful enlargement of the salivary glands, most commonly the parotids. Mumps is a virus infection of the parotid glands, two of the six...
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Mumps ... REMEDIES LISTED IN CAPITOL LETTERS REPRESENT MORE FREQUENTLY INDICATED REMEDIES Any teenager or adult who gets the mumps should receive medical attention, and so should any child who also experiences ...
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Mumps ... Mumps is a viral infection of childhood that affects the salivary glands, most commonly the parotid glands, located near the ear (hence its medical name, parotitis). The illness begins with a fever, h...
Source: HealthWorld
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