dhaka, bangladesh

1. Mumps
Dr. Md. Salequr Rahman
Department of Community Medicine
Shaheed Monsur Ali Medical College
Feb. 2014

2. Mumps ( Infectious Parotitis)
• Infectious and communicable
disease characterized by fever,
tenderness and localized swelling
of one or more of the salivary
glands, usually the Parotid and
occasionally the sublingual and
submaxillary glands.
• Agent: Mumps virus- belongs to
paramyxo group.

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Host:
5-15 years
Males are more affected
Lifelong immunity after one
attack
• Passive immunity up to 6
months.

4. • Reservoir: Saliva of infected person.
• Mode of transmission: Direct contact by
droplet, contaminated fomites.
• Incubation period: 12-26 days. Case is infective
1-6 days prior to appearance of swelling and
week thereafter.

5. Clinical features:
• Pain and swelling in either or
both the Parotid glands.
• Earache, pain and stiffness on
opening mouth
• Fever, headache and other
constitutional symptoms- for
3-5 days.

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7. Complications:
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Orchitis/ oophoritis
Pancreatitis
Meningoencephalitis
Myocarditis
Nerve deafness
Polyarthritis
Hydrocephalus

8. Prevention & Control:
• Analgesics
• Orchitis- Prednisolone
• Immunization: MMR vaccine.