I need to know about mumps?

Question

mumps , maesles and rubella
how is it caused and what are the effects please help me

Answer 1

Mumps usually starts with a sore throat, headache and temperature. It is a contagious viral disease. The disease is caused by a droplet infection through the respiratory tract. The glands around the neck swell up and give you a double chin and is very painful. It is common among children. The swelling in front of the ears can cause ear ache and the chewing of food is difficults. In young children it is usually milder than if an adult gets it. The incubation period is 12 to 28 days. The child can usually be nursed at home. High temperature and headache and sore throat usually subside with 7 - 10 days. Mumps can sometimes cause sterility in a man as it could affect the testicles. Get in touch with the docter for proper advice.

Measles: A highly contagious viral disease. Common in childhood. Before the introduction of of active immunization, epidemics used to occur every two or three years. Usually children three to five contract it. It is usually mild. The viras is spread by droplet secretions from the nose, throat or mouth.
The first symtoms are a fever, cough, runny nose, red and watery eyes and general irritability,
Spots appear on the inside of the mouth then the rash appears behind the ears , it is dusky red spots, it goes along the hairline and quickly covers the whole face. About the third day the rash travel down to the feet. The fever will subside after three days and the rash fades. The patient is on the road to recovery.
Complications can occur. Involving the respiratory and central nervous system. Secondary infection of bacteria can lead to bronchitis or ear infection and should be treated with antibiotics. 1 in 1000 develop inflamation of the brain. three to four days after the rash. It can vary from transient drowsiness to unconciousness, coma and death.
Active immunity against measles can be induced by giving live attenuated virus vaccine by injection. This will help the immune system to avoid the illness.

With German Measles (known as Rubella) It is also contagious. It is usually mild for the child but it can be dangerous for pregnant women - there may be congenital defects to the baby. (a small head, congenital cataracts in both eyes, heart disease.) I believe especially in the first three months of development. If you want to get pregnant and have not had Rubella ask the doctor about immunisation to protect your baby. This disease shows itself about every seven years.
Before preventative measures were taken it was responsible for thousands of fetal deaths and abnormalities.
In children is is a mild disease with an incubation period of 14 to 21 days. Symptoms include a slight fever, a moderate rash (which first appears on face and neck and then spreads to the body and limbs) (some enlargement of the glands behind the ears) It is infectious until the fever, and rash have gone, so keep away from pregnant ladies. The child should get plenty of rest and be given light meals and drinks. One attack of Rubella usually provides immunity for life.
I think keeping a darkened room is a good idea because of how it affects the eyes. Just for safety's sake.
J

Answer 2

They are viruses that can all be successfully treated. However, mumps can render men infertile if contracted as a teen, rubella (german measles) can be very dangerous if contracted by pregnant women and measles can, in some cases, be fatal.

Answer 3

Measles and mumps are viral infections. Rubella is German measles. Go to www.webmd.com. That is a great site for all medical questions. Has a lot of info that is easy to find.

Answer 4

What is it?
Mumps is a viral infection of the parotid glands. These glands, which normally make saliva, are found either side of the face below the ears and over the jaw bone. The illness used to be common but is rarer now that immunisation with the MMR vaccine is routine.

Mumps is spread in saliva or in the tiny droplets of fluid when someone coughs or sneezes. People with mumps are infectious from up to seven days before and up to ten days after the glands first start to swell.

What are the symptoms?
Symptoms develop 14 to 24 days after exposure (the incubation period). The illness begins with fever, shivers, tiredness and painful swelling of the parotid glands. One side may be swollen initially but usually both glands are eventually affected.

The swollen glands make it difficult for people to open their mouth, talk, eat and drink. They give the person a similar appearance to that of a hamster, making the infection relatively easy to recognise. Children may complain of earache, difficulty eating and drinking, and, sometimes, abdominal pain.

In as many as 30 per cent of cases symptoms are so minimal that the infection goes unnoticed. However, it can rarely cause unpleasant and painful complications, especially in older children.

Acute pancreatitis and inflammation of the ovaries (called oophoritis) can occur, and one in four men who catch mumps after puberty develop inflammation of the testicles (orchitis), which is painful and, though it doesn’t make a man sterile, can reduce his fertility.

Complications with mumps may set in about a week after symptoms begin. In one in ten cases there will be signs of meningitis, while one in 5,000 has encephalitis.

Symptoms include headache, neck stiffness, vomiting and dislike of light. Hearing loss may follow mumps but it's usually one-sided and temporary. Most children recover from mumps with no long-lasting problems.


Possible complications of mumps infection

Acute pancreatitis
Oophoritis (inflammation of the ovaries)
Orchitis (inflammation of the testicles)
Viral meningitis
Deafness, usually one-sided



What's the treatment?
It's important to call your doctor to confirm the diagnosis. Since mumps is a viral infection antibiotics don't help. Children may be treated at home with pain-reducing paracetamol syrup.

Give them plenty of water but avoid fruit juice, which can stimulate the parotid gland to make saliva, which in turn can be painful.

Any swelling of the parotid glands increases over two to three days and then subsides as the high temperature starts to fall. Painkillers ease the muscle aches and relieve the pain that comes with the swollen parotid glands.

You should call for urgent medical help if your child remains unwell or develops symptoms of meningitis or encephalitis, as there's a risk of hearing loss and antiviral medicines may be needed.

How can I avoid mumps?
Fortunately a safe and effective vaccination is available. This is combined with the measles and rubella vaccination and is called MMR.

The first dose is given between the age of 12 and 15 months and a second booster dose between three and five years. It provides lifelong protection and its introduction saw the number of cases steadily fall.

However, concerns about MMR being linked with autism and inflammatory bowel disease saw a fall in the number of children immunised with MMR in the UK. Consequently, the number of people developing mumps infection has risen dramatically. If enough people are vaccinated, mumps infection and its possible complications may become a thing of the past

Answer 5

these are all viruses as long as they are treated by the doctor there should'nt be any problems