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When a person has mumps which salivary glands are affected?
When a person has mumps, typically the parotid glands are affected. These are the largest salivary glands and are located near the ears, causing swelling in that area.
Is parotid gland and mumps gland the same?
Yes, the parotid gland and mumps gland refer to the same anatomical structure. The parotid gland is the largest of the salivary glands, located near the jaw, and is responsible for producing saliva. Mumps is a viral infection that primarily affects this gland, leading to its inflammation and swelling, hence the colloquial term "mumps gland."
Are men the only ones who can get mumps?
No. Mumps affects your salivary gland. They are present in both the sexes. Mumps has nothing to do with your sex.
What gland is infected when one has the mumps?
The parotid gland is infected when one has the mumps. The virus leads to inflammation and swelling of the parotid glands, causing characteristic jaw and face swelling.
A viral disease that causes painful swelling of a salivary gland is?
Mumps
How many people are affected by Mumps?
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How is mumps diagnosed?
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What tragedy affected Al Gore's son?
mumps
Is mumps a viral infection of the salivary gland?
No. It's caused by a viral infection in the salivary glands.
Where can you be exposed to mumps?
When you come in contact with a patient of mumps, you can catch the same. There is very long incubation period for the mumps, as compared to other viral infections. That is about three weeks.
What is it when you have sore testis after having mumps?
This testicular inflammation is generally one-sided (both testicles are swollen in 15–30% of mumps orchitis cases and typically occurs about 10 days after the parotid gland. Testicular swelling has been documented as late as six weeks after parotid gland swelling. Decreased fertility is an uncommon consequence of testicular inflammation from mumps and infertility is rare.
What is the prognosis for a patient with orchitis?
Orchitis is usually unilateral and lasts between one and two weeks. Atrophy of the scrotum occurs in 60% of orchitis cases. However, hormonal function is not affected and resulting sterility is rare from mumps.
