Directory of Mumps Resources

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A contagious viral infection caused by a paramyxovirus, Rubulavirus. It is spread by direct contact with objects contaminated by infected saliva or airborne infected droplets. It usually occurs in children under the age of 15, though may also occur in adults. It causes painful enlargement of the salivary glands and may affect other organs, especially in adults.

Resources in This Category

• CDC NIP: Mumps

  http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/mumps/
  Directory of factsheets and articles on the disease and its vaccine.

• Communicable Disease Fact Sheets: Mumps

  http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/2440/
  Information about Mumps from the New York State Department of Health.

• eMedicine - Mumps

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/966678-overview
  Article by Cem S Demirci, MD.

• eMedicine - Mumps

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/784603-overview
  Article by Robert Felter, MD.

• eMedicine Health - Mumps

  http://www.emedicinehealth.com/mumps/article_em.htm
  Features cause, symptoms, tests, and treatment.

• Kids Health: Mumps

  http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/mumps.html
  Description, symptoms, prevention and treatment; aimed at parents.

• Mayo Clinic - Mumps

  http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mumps/basics/definition/con-20019914
  Includes signs and symptoms, cause, diagnosis, prevention, and prognosis.

• Medinfo: Mumps

  http://www.medinfo.co.uk/conditions/mumps.html
  Information for patients on mumps, a virus infection which typically causes enlargement of the two salivary glands in the cheeks at the angle of the jaw.

• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Mumps

  https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001557.htm
  Factsheet with cause, prevention, diagnosis, complications, symptoms, and treatment.

• MedlinePlus: Mumps

  https://medlineplus.gov/mumps.html
  Facts about mumps for adults and children. Includes flowchart for neck swelling, prevention and screening information.

• NHS Choices: Mumps

  http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/mumps/
  Provides information on this highly contagious viral infection. Includes a short video and details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, complications and prevention.

• NPR : Search Is On for Source of Iowa Mumps Epidemic

  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5340970
  Two infected airline passengers may have helped spread mumps from Iowa to several other Midwestern states, health officials say. The outbreak is the largest in 18 years. [3:55 streaming audio broadcast]

• Pediatric OnCall

  http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/alternativemedicines/article.aspx?reportid=54
  A time tested homemade remedy for the treatment of mumps.

• WHO: Mumps Vaccine

  http://www.who.int/immunization/topics/mumps/en/
  Factsheet about the disease and vaccine.

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