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	Mumps
		Mumps is a disease caused by a virus that usually spreads through saliva and can infect many parts of the body, especially the parotid salivary glands.
		Mumps was common until the mumps vaccine was licensed in 1967.
		The mumps virus is contagious and spreads in tiny drops of fluid from the mouth and nose of someone who is infected.
	www.kidshealth.org /parent/infections/bacterial_viral/mumps.html (1311 words)

	Mumps - MSN Encarta
		Mumps, acute infectious disease caused by a virus that mainly attacks glandular and nervous tissues, frequently characterized by swelling of the salivary glands.
		Mumps is spread from person to person by droplets sprayed from the respiratory tract of infected persons, and it is highly contagious.
		Many persons have mumps in such a mild form, however, that it is not recognized, but they still acquire immunity to the disease.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761558062/Mumps.html (300 words)

	Mumps Facts (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mumps is spread by direct contact with saliva and discharges from the nose and throat of infected persons.
		Mumps is spread from person to person through direct contact with saliva and discharges from the nose and throat of infected persons.
		The mumps vaccine is part of the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine series given to children beginning at 12 months of age.
	www.astdhpphe.org /infect/Mumps.html (402 words)

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		Mumps is an acute viral disease characterized by fever, swelling and tenderness of one or more of the salivary glands.
		Mumps is transmitted by direct contact with saliva and discharges from the nose and throat of infected individuals.
		Mumps vaccine is given on or after a child¹s first birthday, and is usually administered in combination with measles and rubella vaccine.
	www.mdchoice.com /pt/ptinfo/mumps.asp (346 words)

	Mumps - Toronto Public Health
		Mumps is a viral infection of the salivary glands and is also referred to as infectious parotitis.
		Mumps infection is rare in Toronto, with an average of five cases reported per year from 1997 to 2006.
		Mumps is caused by a virus, therefore antibiotics are not given.
	www.toronto.ca /health/mumps_factsheet.htm (663 words)

	Spread of Mumps Could be Stopped with Immunizations (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mumps, the childhood virus of "chipmunk cheeks" and days home from school, has surged in the United Kingdom and the midwestern United States and the disease could easily spread east, infectious disease specialists caution.
		The mumps causes a rash, flu-like symptoms and swollen salivary glands in children.
		However, mumps is so contagious that 95 percent immunity is necessary to stop the spread of the virus, he said.
	www.uchc.edu /ocomm/features/stories/stories06/feature_mumps.html (853 words)

	ACIP: Mumps Prevention
		Mumps infection during the first trimester of pregnancy may increase the rate of spontaneous abortion (reported to be as high as 27%).
		Mumps vaccine is of particular value for children approaching puberty and for adolescents and adults who have not had mumps.
		In theory, replication of the mumps vaccine virus may be potentiated in patients with immune deficiency diseases and by the suppressed immune responses that occur with leukemia, lymphoma, or generalized malignancy or with therapy with corticosteroids, alkylating drugs, antimetabolites, or radiation.
	wonder.cdc.gov /wonder/prevguid/p0000223/P0000223.asp (3657 words)

	Mumps (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mumps is an acute viral disease characterized by fever, swelling and tenderness of one or more of the salivary glands, including the parotid gland located just below the front of the ear.
		However, mumps can cause inflammation of the brain and /or tissue covering the brain and spinal cord (encephalitis/meningitis), inflammation of the testicles (orchitis), inflammation of the ovaries (oophoritis) and/or breasts (mastitis), spontaneous abortion and deafness, which is usually permanent.
		Other things people can do to prevent mumps and other infections is to wash their hands well and often with soap or an alcohol-based hand gel, and to teach children to wash their hands too.
	www.health.state.ny.us /diseases/communicable/mumps/fact_sheet.htm (457 words)

	Mumps
		Mumps is an infection that causes the salivary glands in the cheeks and under the jaw to swell.
		Mumps was a common illness until the mumps vaccine was licensed in 1967.
		Mumps is transmitted from person to person by inhaling infected droplets such as from a sneeze or cough.
	www.mamashealth.com /infect/mumps.asp (214 words)

	Mumps - MayoClinic.com
		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.
		Mumps was common until the mumps vaccine was licensed in the 1960s.
		Because outbreaks of mumps still occur in the United States and mumps is still common in many parts of the world, getting a vaccination to prevent mumps is important.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/mumps/DS00125 (245 words)

	Nebraska HHS System: Epidemiology: Mumps (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is an infection caused by the mumps virus.
		Mumps is spread by airborne transmission with mucus or droplets from the nose or throat of an infected person, usually when a person coughs or sneezes.
		Anyone with mumps should not go back to child care, school or work until 5 days after symptoms began or until they are well whichever is longer.
	www.hhs.state.ne.us /epi/mumps (656 words)

	Mumps (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Tests revealed that even though they were infected with the same strain of mumps, the woman's immune system responded differently to the virus than her son's, producing high levels of antibodies to the G genotype strain of mumps, which is not included in the current vaccine.
		A phylogenetic analysis was undertaken on 69 clinical mumps isolates obtained from 39 vaccinated and 22 non-vaccinated mumps cases (and six cases with unknown vaccination status) during an outbreak in 1998-2000.
		Mumps is a trivial illness until after puberty, when, inexplicably, it may attack the reproductive organs, the testes and ovaries, to cause sterility.
	www.vaccinetruth.org /mumps.htm (6514 words)

	Mumps - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Measles, mumps, and rubella were once very common diseases in the United States, but they have become rare because of the use of vaccines to prevent them.
		Mumps or epidemic parotitis is a viral disease of humans.
		Prior to the development of vaccination and the introduction of a vaccine, it was a common childhood disease worldwide, and is still a significant threat to health in the third world.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /m/mumps/intro.htm (868 words)

	Pediatric Advisor 2006.2: Mumps
		Mumps is a viral infection of the parotid gland, a gland which produces saliva and is located in front of and below each ear.
		If your child has mumps, he or she was exposed to another person with mumps 16 to 18 days earlier.
		Mumps can be prevented if your child receives a mumps vaccine (as part of the MMR immunization) between 12 and 15 months of age.
	www.med.umich.edu /1libr/pa/pa_mumps_hhg.htm (401 words)

	Mumps (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mumps vaccine is usually given together with measles and rubella vaccines in a shot called MMR.
		A child with mumps with swelling (edema) of the neck and pre-sternal area and erythema (cellulitis) of the neck area.
		Mumps meningoencephalitis and unilateral deafness were commonplace prior to routine immunization with the mumps vaccine.
	www.ecbt.org /mumps.htm (242 words)

	Medinfo: Mumps
		Mumps is a virus infection which typically causes enlargement of the two salivary glands in the cheeks at the angle of the jaw.
		Mumps may also cause inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis) sometimes lead to miscarriage and, very rarely, also inflammation of the central nervous system eg meningitis, encephalitis, or myelitis.
		A vaccine for mumps exists, but there is now a vaccine, which, in the UK, is given at 12 to 15 months, along with vaccines for Measles and German measles.
	www.medinfo.co.uk /conditions/mumps.html (416 words)

	Mumps
		The mumps virus has a tropism for glandular tissue and also is neurotropic, resulting in meningitis, encephalitis, myelitis, polyneuritis, polyradiculitis, and cranial neuritis.
		Before the availability of vaccine, mumps was one of the leading causes of childhood deafness (1:15,000 mumps cases).
		A live, attenuated live mumps vaccine is available for 15-month-old infants and older; singly or in combination with measles and rubella (MMR).
	www.kcom.edu /faculty/chamberlain/Website/lectures/lecture/mumps.htm (818 words)

	Mumps
		Mumps is a viral infection spread by airborne droplets from the nose or throat.
		In 20 to 30 per cent of the cases of adult men with mumps, the disease infects the testicles (orchitis) causing swelling, pain, soreness and a higher temperature.
		The recent rise in the number of mumps cases among young students is thought to be entirely due to these children having missed being vaccinated earlier in their life.
	www.netdoctor.co.uk /diseases/facts/mumps.htm (801 words)

	Mumps - Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
		Mumps is an acute viral illness characterized by swelling of the parotid glands, just below and in front of the ear, and at times, the salivary glands under the jaw.
		Mumps occurs most often in children ages two through twelve, although unvaccinated adults are also susceptible.
		People with mumps are contagious for about a week before and two weeks after the onset of symptoms, which occurs about two to three weeks after exposure to the mumps virus.
	www.healthscout.com /ency/68/432/main.html (457 words)

	Mumps Fact Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mumps is a viral infection that can cause swelling of the salivary glands of an infected person.
		Mumps is confirmed through a blood test or by testing saliva or urine.
		Mumps vaccine given in combination with Measles and Rubella (called MMR vaccine) is recommended for all children at 12-15 months of age and at 4-6 years of age.
	dhfs.wisconsin.gov /communicable/communicable/factsheets/Mumps.htm (362 words)

	Mumps definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Mumps: An acute (sudden, shortlived) viral illness that usually presents with inflammation of the salivary glands, particularly the parotid glands.
		Mumps can also cause inflammation of other tissues, most frequently the covering and substance of the central nervous system (meningoencephalitis), the pancreas (pancreatitis) and, after adolescence, the ovary (oophoritis) and the testis (orchitis).
		Mumps - Mumps is an infection caused by a virus.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4458 (342 words)

	Mumps - Minnesota Dept. of Health
		Mumps is an illness caused by a virus.
		Information on mumps for health professionals including prevention and control recommendations, clinical information, immunization schedules, and treatment of cases and contacts.
		All cases of mumps must be reported to the Minnesota Department of Health.
	www.health.state.mn.us /divs/idepc/diseases/mumps/index.html (161 words)

	Centers for Disease Control- Mumps
		Mumps has been one of the leading causes of acquired deafness in childhood; onset may be sudden or gradual and deafness may be complete or permanent.
		Mumps is not as contagious as measles or chickenpox.
		Mumps vaccination during pregnancy is not a reason in itself to consider interruption of the pregnancy, however, the decision to continue a pregnancy is always a personal and medical decision which can only be made by the pregnant woman and her physician.
	www.babybag.com /articles/cdc_mump.htm (2918 words)

	Mumps -- eCureMe.com
		Mumps refers to an infection and inflammation of the parotid glands -- the saliva-producing glands in the mouth responsible for secreting some of the chemicals that help break down food.
		Mumps is a self-limiting infection most commonly seen in school-aged children (5-9 years old) that lasts 7-10 days.
		If you are not sure that you have had the mumps or received the life vaccine (first introduced on 1-1-68), the doctor can check your blood (for IgM) and vaccinate you if necessary.
	www.ecureme.com /emyhealth/data/Mumps.asp (485 words)

	eMedicine - Mumps : Article by Cem S Demirci, MD (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mumps vaccine was licensed in the United States in December 1967, and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that its use be considered for children approaching puberty, for adolescents, and for adults.
		Because live mumps vaccine was not used routinely before 1977 and because the peak age-specific incidence was in children aged 5-9 years before the vaccine was introduced, most persons born before 1957 are likely to have been infected naturally from 1957-1977.
		Mumps infection in pregnant women seems to increase the risk of embryonic and fetal death and spontaneous abortions, especially during the first trimester of pregnancy (reported to be as high as 27%).
	www.emedicine.com /ped/topic1503.htm (4762 words)

	Mumps -- Topic Overview
		Mumps is a contagious viral infection that can cause painful swelling of the parotid glands
		Mumps is spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes, as well as through contact with recently contaminated items such as tissues, drinking glasses, and dirty hands.
		Mumps can affect many body systems and cause flu-like symptoms, abdominal pain, swollen cheeks, and swollen and painful testicles.
	www.webmd.com /hw/raising_a_family/hw180631.asp (188 words)

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