|Mumps: mumps cause, mumps complications, mumps vaccine and treatment
|Mumps is an acute viral disease characterized by fever, swelling and tenderness of one or more of the
Mumps is a viral infection caused by the paramyxovirus. It spreads easily by airborne droplets from the nose
or throat. It is a common childhood illness, it is the disease with the longest incubation period and can take
as long as three weeks from infection to outbreak. However, it is the least contagious of the five major
children's diseases and requires close contact before infection can occur. Mumps usually occurs in children
between the ages of five and 15.
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