Mumps

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Used for

epidemic parotiditis, epidemic parotitis

Broader Terms

Paramyxoviridae disease, salivary disorder

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• " What's the Mumps? by Vikki Valentine Formerly one of the most common childhood diseases, mumps is practically nonexistent in the United States today, due to a successful push for routine vaccination in children that began in the 1970s.
• Often, Smith said, the exposure starts with someone bringing the disease back with them after traveling to another country where mumps is still common.
• The virus that causes mumps is a paramyxovirus.
• com Mumps Reviewed byDrJohnPillinger, GP What is mumps? Mumps is caused by the paramyxovirus.
• Here's the scoop: "Mumps is a viral infection that primarily affects the parotid glands one of three pairs of salivary glands, located below and in front of your ears.

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