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Several viruses can mimic mumps in terms of symptoms, including the rubella virus, which causes a mild rash and fever, and the parainfluenza viruses, which can lead to respiratory infections. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may also present with similar symptoms, such as swollen lymph nodes and fever. Additionally, some enteroviruses can cause febrile illnesses that resemble mumps. It's important to differentiate these infections through appropriate testing for accurate diagnosis.
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Is mumps alive?
No: Mumps is a virus, and by definition viruses are nonliving, neither dead or alive.
Which of these is caused by a virus flu warts mumps?
The flu, warts and mumps are all caused by different viruses. The flu is caused by any of the influenza viruses, warts are caused by certain strains of human papillomavirus, and mumps are caused by the mumps virus.
What are some other viruses onther than the flu?
There are so many. Chickenpox,HIV,Mumps etc
Can mumps virus lead to chickenpox?
Mumps and chickenpox are separate illnesses caused by different viruses. Mumps virus does not cause chickenpox, and mumps does not lead to chickenpox.
Why do the viruses in mumps vaccines not cause mumps?
The viruses in mumps vaccines are live attenuated strains, meaning they have been weakened so they cannot cause the disease in healthy individuals. These modified viruses can still stimulate an immune response, allowing the body to recognize and fight off the actual mumps virus if encountered in the future. The attenuation process ensures that while the immune system is trained to respond, the vaccine does not lead to the symptoms of mumps.
Who discovered vaccination against mumps?
Maurice Hilleman developed the first effective mumps vaccine in 1963. It was tested and became commercially available in 1967. It was created from live mumps viruses. Before that, starting in 1950, there had been a vaccine made from killed mumps viruses but it was not very effective or long-lasting.
What is the smallest microorganism that causes infection such as chicken pox measles and mumps?
These diseases are caused by "viruses".
What is paramyxovirus?
a group of viruses including those causing mumps and measles
What is the disease virus?
Cold viruses, influenza, measles, mumps, rubella etc.
Do the mumps need a food source to live?
No. The mumps are caused by a virus. Viruses do not eat. They hi-jack living cells and turn them into virus factories.
Why antibiotics can not be used on mumps?
Mumps is caused due to viral infection of salivary glands. Antibiotics acts only on bacteria. They have absolutely no effect on viruses. Mumps also cause testicle pain in adults.
Are mumps microbes?
Mumps is caused by a virus, not a microbe in the traditional sense. Specifically, it is caused by the mumps virus, which is a member of the Paramyxoviridae family. Unlike bacteria, viruses like the mumps virus cannot reproduce on their own and require a host cell to replicate. Vaccination has effectively reduced the incidence of mumps in many parts of the world.
