Symptoms of adult mumps?

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Mumps, also known as mumps, is a kind of acute respiratory infectious disease caused by mumps virus infection. The main clinical feature is swelling and pain of the parotid gland under the ear and the earlobe as the center. It is more common in children, teenagers and adults. Here is mainly to introduce the symptoms of adult mumps.

Symptoms of adult mumps?

The symptoms of mumps in adults are similar to those in children, but the systemic symptoms in adults are generally heavier than those in children. Mumps has an incubation period of 8-30 days, that is to say, it takes at least one week to get sick after being infected with mumps virus. Of course, this is not absolute. Generally speaking, most patients in the incubation period without prodromal symptoms, only a slight swelling under the ear, no other physical discomfort. There are also a few cases of transient non-specific discomfort (hours to 2 days), muscle soreness, loss of appetite, fatigue, headache, low fever, conjunctivitis, pharyngitis and other symptoms.

After the incubation period is the onset period. The onset of parotitis is sudden, which will produce a series of symptoms similar to cold after infection, such as fever, chills, headache, sore throat, numbness, nausea, vomiting, body pain, etc. High fever 38-40 degrees, systemic symptoms vary from person to person, adult patients are generally more serious than children. Parotid gland swelling is the most characteristic manifestation of parotitis, generally only one side of parotid gland swelling, fever, color is not red, edge is not clear, with the earlobe as the center forward, downward development. When the glandular swelling is obvious, it will lead to eating difficulties. Open mouth chewing will cause obvious swelling pain and hypersensitivity. Eating acidic diet will also stimulate the parotid gland to make obvious swelling pain. The local skin is tense and shiny, and the honeycomb tissue around the parotid gland can also show edema. If the parotid is serious, it will spread to more than half of the face, so it may deform the face, such as that of the toad. Therefore, in ancient times, mumps was called toad plague.

The swelling period of mumps is about two weeks. The swelling usually reaches the peak in 1-3 days, and gradually subsides in 4-5 days. Finally, it will completely return to normal, without suppuration, ulceration, and scar.

matters needing attention

Diet should be light, then chew and swallow the liquid. Such as rice soup, lotus root powder, orange water, fresh fruit juice, vegetable juice, watermelon juice, pear juice, sugarcane juice, carrot juice and milk, Plumeria soup, soybean milk, etc.