Download (Infectious Parotitis)

January 2012
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Mumps
(Infectious Parotitis)
Clinical Picture
• acute viral disease with fever, swelling, and tenderness of one or more salivary glands, usually the parotid (neck) and sometimes the sublingual or submaxillary glands
Diagnosis
Incubation Period
 from 14 to 25 days,
usually 15 to 18 days
Period of
Communicability
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from 7 days before,
and up to 9 days
after onset of illness
 most infectious about
48 hours before swelling starts to 5 days after onset of swelling
Exclusion from School
031-0179b ID-7522 (12)
 from onset of the disease until 9 days after onset of swelling
of salivary glands
• should be made by a physician and confirmed by a laboratory test (urine test, blood test, buccal swab)
• mumps is a reportable disease
Mode of Transmission
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droplet (coughing and sneezing)
direct contact with saliva
indirectly through articles freshly soiled with saliva of infected persons
Prevention
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one dose of live vaccine on or soon after the first birthday
this vaccine usually combined with other live vaccines (measles, rubella)
a booster dose is required between the ages of 4 and 6
Side Effects of Vaccine
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Five percent may develop malaise and fever
with or without a rash 7 to 12 days after
immunization. Parotitis and mild skin rash may
occasionally occur after immunization. This
vaccine should not be given to
pregnant women.
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