Mumps
article by Keyvin Neese
What is Mumps and how does it spread?
- Mumps is a virus that attacks that parathyroid gland(one of the three parts that produces saliva).
- Mumps was quite common in the United States until a vaccine was later licensed in 1967.
- Mumps can be spread by someone breathing in someone's saliva that has sneezed or coughed.
Symptoms
symptoms include:
- swollen, painful face
- fever
- headache
- weakness and fatigue
- loss of appetite
- pain while chewing or swallowing
Other organs that can be affected
Other organs that can be affected are:
- brain .
- testicles.
- ovaries or breasts.
- pancreas.
- membranes, fluid around the brain,and spinal cord.
- Other complications include hearing loss and miscarriages,but only rare cases.
Treatment
unfortunately there is not much you can do except:
- stay in bed
- isolate yourself
Statistics
In 2014 alone, 965 people were reported to have the mumps. That in america alone!
In 2010 a mumps outbreak reached nearly 2,000 in New York and New Jersy.
Vaccine
the first vaccine was licensed in 1967. The recommendation for children two doses.The first dose is at 12-15 months of age.The second dose at the age of 4-6 just before entering school.
Other Similar Disaeses
so far the only similar disease measles mumps which is even worse.
Work Cited
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Mens Cosmo. Digital image. Web. 16 Dec. 2014.
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"Mumps." Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic, 5 Oct. 2012. Web. 03 Dec. 2014.
"Mumps." Vaccines. US Department of Health and Human Services. Web. 09 Dec. 2014.
Person with Headache. Digital image. Web. 15 Dec. 2014