Mumps

Treatment

There is no current treatment for mumps, which is very concerning because it can cause long term health problems. At this time only symptom management is available.

Signs + Symptoms

Common symptoms include:

Fever
Headache
Loss of appetite
Muscle aches
Swollen and tender salivary glands
Fatigue

Some people may not even know they have the disease because their symptoms are so mild.

Vaccine schedule for children 0-6

2 vaccines between 12-15 months and 4-6 years.

Complications

Mumps can cause complications, which occur more often in adults.

This includes:

inflammation of the testicles, which can lead to sterility
inflammation of the brain
Meningitis
inflammation of the ovaries and/or breast tissue
deafness

Transmission

Mumps is a very contagious disease that can be spread by coughing, sneezing and talking or indirectly by touching household items that have been used by someone infected with the mumps virus.

Source: Centres for Disease Control and Prevention