Mumps

Mumps is a viral Infection that primarily affects the parotid glands. The main one affected is the salivary glands, which are located in front of the ears which produces saliva. It was described by the ancient Greek Physician Hippocrate, who wrote in the 5th century B.C. He described the swelling of the face, throat, and in some cases testicles. It is believed that the word Mumps comes from the word lump which means a piece or mass of solid matter that has irregular shapes, kind of like the swelling that occurs on those parts of the body. Epidemics occurred in the 18th and 19th centuries and occurred worldwide. These epidemics mostly occurred in close corners like military barracks, boarding schools, and ships at sea and prisons. In WW1 the main cause in French soldiers that were unable to fight was because they were infected with Mumps. Finally in 1939 Dr. Johnson and Goodpasture proved lumps were caused by a virus. Mumps were very common before 1967. There were over 200,000 cases of Mumps before that and now there is only about 1,000 cases of Mumps a year. Vaccines is the main reason these number are going down (find more information about vaccines in preventions and cures). In 1977 the Measles-Mumps-Rubella vaccine was required for all the students to have it in most American schools, just like Bay View Middle School. In 2006 there was an outbreak of Mumps in California but the ironic thing was that the people who were vaccinated still got infected. That lead the doctors to believe that the mumps vaccine wasn’t the safest vaccine they could have developed. That outbreak was the worst outbreak in the United States for over two decades. Similar outbreaks occurred in Northern Ireland and Northern parts of England. You are most likely to be infected with Mumps in the ages 5-14, and once you have Mumps once it is very unlikely to have it again. As you can see the history of Mumps is a very in-depth and ancient viral disease. [|History] //__**How it is Spread**__// Mumps is caused by a virus, and it is passed on in the same way as a cold. That means that the virus go's inside the mucous and saliva that come from the nose and mouth. It is spread by direct contact with saliva produced in the mouth (such as sneezing). It discharges from the nose and throat of someone who is infected with the mumps, also coming in direct contact with an item that has been contaminated with the infected saliva can give you the mumps. [|How it is Spread] __//**Symtoms of Mumps.**//__ //Chilldren's symtoms include:// //Adult symtoms include:// __//**[|Symptoms]**//__ __//**Cures**// **and Preventions**__ **//__of Mumps__//** [|Basic Information]
 * //__History__//**
 * Mumps has many symtoms, but some symtoms differ between age and gender.
 * Headache
 * Sore throat
 * Pain when swallowing
 * Intense pain when eating or drinking sour food and drink
 * Small appatite
 * Regergitation
 * Tirdness
 * Sore and aching musceles and joints
 * Fever
 * Swelling of the salvary glands
 * Muscle aches
 * Tiredness
 * Loss of appetite
 * Sore throat
 * Chills
 * Swelling of the testes occurs in 1 of 4 males infected with mumps
 * ertian cure - time
 * Use warm or cold compress on neck/testiclar area
 * last average of 10 days
 * Mumps vaccination
 * Vaccination works 80% of time
 * Drink lots of extra fluids but not acids (i.e. juice)
 * Salt water gargles
 * Soft foods
 * Do not use Asprin to relive pain
 * Follow basic sickness rules (i.e. wash hands, stay away from people, cover mouth when sneeze or cough)

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