MamasHealth.com Home Infectious Information Adenovirus Anthrax Avian Flu Battle the Cold Black Fever Bronchitis Chicken Pox Cholera Colds and Cruises Cold Season Croup Cytomegalovirus Dengue Fever Diphtheria Ear Infection Ebola Epiglottitis Fight the Flu Flu Flu Vaccine Glandular Fever Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Laryngitis Leprosy Lice Lyme Disease Mad Cow Disease Malaria Measles Meningitis Mono Mumps Pink Eye Pinworms Pneumonia Polio Rabies Rheumataic Fever Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever RSV Sarcoidosis SARS Shigella Enteritis Scarlet Fever Smallpox Sore Throat Stomach Flu Strep Throat Super Infections Swine Flu Tetanus Thrush Tonsilitis Tuberculosis Typhoid Fever Valley Fever West Nile Virus Whooping Cough Yellow Fever Links Email Mama Curious about Mama? Get the scoop by reading her blog. MamasHealthBlog.com Supporting a family on one income Food borne illnesses Parasitic infections	What is Mumps? Mumps is an infection that causes the salivary glands in the cheeks and under the jaw to swell. The mumps last for about 10 to 12 days. It takes about a week for the swelling to disappear. Mumps was a common illness until the mumps vaccine was licensed in 1967. Before the vaccine, about 200,000 cases occurred each year in the United States. Most children in United States are immunized against mumps at 15 months of age and when they enter kindergarten. Symptoms of Mumps Symptoms of mumps usually appear 2 to 3 weeks after exposure. The most common symptoms of mumps are: headache, fever, ear ache, problems swallowing, pain when chewing, swelling of the glands in front of the ear and under the lines of the jaw. What causes Mumps? Mumps is caused by a virus. How is Mumps transmitted? Mumps is transmitted from person to person by inhaling infected droplets such as from a sneeze or cough. Treatments for Mumps Treatments for mumps include rest, drinking plenty of fluids and taking a fever reducer. Complications of Mumps In rare cases, deafness, meningitis and swelling of the testicles or ovaries (if mumps occurs after puberty) will occur. Can Mumps be prevented? Yes. Mumps can be prevented by vaccination.	Sign up for our Email Newsletter For Email Marketing you can trust
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