Is mumps contagious

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Mumps is a common disease, which is also known as big neck disease. Patients usually have side swelling, fever and other symptoms. Let me share with you the mumps infection.

Is mumps contagious

First, the baby must be isolated to prevent infection. Mumps is a disease caused by virus. In order to prevent mutual infection, it needs isolation treatment.

Second, mumps can be divided into purulent and viral. Viral mumps is usually called epidemic mumps. It occurs in children or adolescence. It has a history of infectious contact, and can be affected bilaterally or unilaterally. White blood cells are not increased, but decreased or normal. Local symptoms are similar to purulent, but there is no tendency to purulent.

Third, in the early stage of acute suppurative parotitis, drug treatment was given priority to, including antibiotics, jingfangbaidu powder and Wuwei Xiaodu drink; at the same time, the method of stimulating secretion was used to keep saliva secretion smooth. If the course of disease is more than one week and the patient enters the suppurative stage, incision and drainage operation should be performed.

matters needing attention

After children suffering from mumps, their diet utensils should be separated from others, and be boiled and disinfected regularly. The clothes, bedding and other articles of the sick child can be exposed to the sun outside during the illness, and the washbasin, towel, handkerchief and other articles can be scalded with boiling water 1-2 times a day.