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You can't really "help" them because they've just got to get better on their own. You can be nice and bring them soup or hot chocolate or something easy to eat like that. Just remember that mumps can be contagious so if you haven't had your vaccines, you should probably stay away.
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What disease does mumps cause?
Mumps (epidemic parotitis) is a viral disease caused by the mumps virus. It is a contagious disease that is spread from person to person through contact with respiratory secretions such as saliva from an infected person. When an infected person coughs or sneezes, the droplets aerosolize and can enter the eyes, nose, or mouth of another person. Mumps can also be spread by sharing food and drinks. The virus can also survive on surfaces and then be spread after contact in a similar manner.
Where does mumps spread or how do you get?
im wondering if you can get the mumps from kissing a healthy person xD
How mumps are transmitted?
Mumps is transmitted by direct contact with saliva from the mouth and discharge from the nose and throat of infected person.
If boyfriend has the mumps can you also be infected?
yes, the mumps are contagious;contagious means it can be passed on from one person to another.
How long is a person with mumps contagious?
A person infected with mumps can spread the virus to a non-infected person from approximately 3 days before symptoms appear, to 5 days after swelling of the salivary glands.
How is mumps diagnosed?
i dont know i am trying to find out
A person who has recovered from mumps is protected from contracting the disease by?
Active immunity.
When a person has mumps which salivary glands are affected?
Usually in the parotid gland.
What type of immunity occurs when a person receives the MMR vaccination?
When you are inoculated for MMR, your body develops antibodies to Measles, Mumps and Rubella. The antibodies help you resist those diseases.
How a person gets infects with the parasites of mumps?
Mumps is spread through contact with nose and throat secretions of infected people and in airborne droplets released when an infected person sneezes or coughs. A person with mumps can infect others for several days before and after he or she develops symptoms. The disease spreads easily in areas where infants and children gather, for example in health centers and schools.
Viral disease in which the parotid glands are swollen?
Mumps.
What was it help the mmr vaccine for child?
The MMR protects against measles, mumps, and rubella.
