2007-01-12 15:19:57 · 13 answers · asked by babylangga 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
There is no specific treatment or cure for mumps. Mumps are caused by a virus. The illness will get better on its own. You treat the symptoms to make the person feel better. These links should help.
2007-01-12 15:27:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
IN GENERAL one would not attempt an actual cure.
IN most viral diseases they are benign and run their course.
There may be unuusal circumstance or complications -- or secondary infections, etc., which may require specific treatments. Those are rare.
Overall it's symptomatic, rest, and take it easy.
HOWEVER, since you asked, MUMPS PAROTITIS or ORCHITIS or ENCEPHALITIS or PNEUMONIA , all being rare, much less than 1/600 cases would have to be differentiated from the more common causes.
2007-01-12 15:24:58 · answer #2 · answered by laportama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't cure them...you can only relieve the symptoms, usually pain on one or both sides of your neck and fever. Tylenol or Advil should help. The mumps just have to run their course.
2007-01-12 15:24:36 · answer #3 · answered by butrcupps 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a viral disease - there is no cure. But it will be over in a week or so.
BTW, I haven't heard of anyone getting mumps in decades. Nearly every baby is vaccinated for it (part of the MMP triple vaccine) and even if you aren't vaccinated, who are you going to catch it from if 99% of the population IS vaccinated.
2007-01-12 15:21:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a blurb from Reference.com:
Treatment consists mainly of bed rest, intake of fluids, and the administration of analgesics. A live virus vaccine has been developed that can be given to susceptible children at 15 months.
http://www.reference.com/search?q=mumps
2007-01-12 15:23:58 · answer #5 · answered by fdm215 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't. It is a virus and once you have it you have to just let it run its course. You can prevent mumps by vaccination, but once you have it, there is no medication that will get rid of it, only rest and time.
2007-01-12 15:22:10 · answer #6 · answered by MRod 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
eat icecream and soup. and take 10days off school. i had the mumps when i was 13years old. you can,t get rid of mumps you jest need to sleep it off for 10 days, you only get it once in your life but shingles come in each winter.
2007-01-12 15:25:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no cure for mump's.They have to run their course.. Rest staying in the bed, not going out door's at all until they are gone.
2007-01-12 15:24:57 · answer #8 · answered by browneyedonna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are over 10 yrs old stay in bed. It causes impotency in males. Let it run its course and try not to walk around alot. It has a tendencey to drop in males? wierd.
2007-01-12 15:36:18 · answer #9 · answered by JAMI E 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im sorry this is a permanint STD and cannot be cured.
2007-01-12 15:23:08 · answer #10 · answered by The Choosen few 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋