Is viral mumps contagious

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Viral mumps, under normal circumstances, will cause pain and swelling of the affected area, many crowded places need to pay special attention to the occurrence of this kind of disease, because this disease is more serious, and even cause some other complications, let's talk about the infection of viral mumps.

Is viral mumps contagious

First: Mumps (hereinafter referred to as mumps) is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by mumps virus, which occurs frequently in glands and nerve tissues. Clinically, it is characterized by non suppurative swelling and pain of parotid gland, and tends to extend to all kinds of gland tissues. Most patients have fever and mild systemic discomfort. The common complications are encephalitis of different degrees. Orchitis or ovaritis can occur after puberty. It's contagious.

Second: mumps is an infectious disease, which needs isolation treatment. Mumps is divided into epidemic mumps and suppurative mumps. The former is highly infectious, usually in groups. There will be many children around. If you are suffering from epidemic mumps, adults can carry the virus to children. Therefore, we should pay attention to isolation.

Third: viral mumps, the most common is epidemic mumps, but also other virus infection caused by mumps. Mumps is a respiratory infectious disease caused by parotid virus infection. It is characterized by non suppurative swelling of the parotid gland, and can invade all kinds of gland tissues or nervous system, liver, kidney, heart, joint and almost all other organs. It can often cause meningoencephalitis, orchitis, ovaritis, pancreatitis and other complications, and can obtain lasting immunity after the disease.

matters needing attention

When someone around you is found to have viral mumps, you need to pay special attention. Because this kind of mumps is infectious to a certain extent, it may need to be isolated in time, so as to prevent more people from suffering from the disease. In addition, people who have suffered from the disease do not have to worry about the possibility of suffering from it again.