I'm 17 and I got mumps (don't you get them when you're a little kid?), how many weeks does it take to heal and is it a bad idea to go out maybe 3 days after the symptoms? If I don't lay in bed for weeks, will it complicate?
2007-01-09 20:29:52 · 4 answers · asked by designedlove 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
I did get vaccinated way back
2007-01-09 20:38:52 · update #1
Mumps is usually a childhood disease. In adult men; they have other complications.
I had the mumps when I was 9 or 10.
2007-01-09 20:35:56 · answer #1 · answered by Rev. Two Bears 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mumps is a viral infection, is very contagious as it is spread in the saliva, sneezing and coughing. Unfortunately it has a very long incubation period so anyone who comes in contact with you while you have it won't know for 14 to 16 days whether they have it. Approximately 14 days after you are diagnosed I would check with your doctor before you mix socially.
Also, it has been known to cause sterility in males.
2007-01-09 20:39:52 · answer #2 · answered by Wendy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those are certainly lymph nodes. It feels like your physician is doing all of the proper matters. The factor you ought to fear approximately is Lymphoma, that you stated you already seemed up. That is a feasible obstacle, while the nodes had been infected for a protracted interval of time. Also, make certain that the physician is checking for mono at the blood experiment, on account that that is also a principal motive for the irritation. Anything your son has shall be treatable, so do not fear an excessive amount of, however preserve watching into it to your possess, on account that medical professionals don't seem to be consistently proper.
2016-09-03 19:37:37 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It happens, nothing major. If you don't get it as a kid than your immune system doesn't know how to fight it off. Did you just get vaccinated, because that could be one cause.
2007-01-09 20:34:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋