Dr Olson Huff and his team of experts provide you with up to date information about your child’s health. In our health section you can find tips on common childhood ailments such as diarrhea, fever and vomiting. Find out how to prepare your child for visits to the doctor or dentist and hints on how to care for your sick child or baby.
Mumps
This communicable disease may affect all ages and usually inflames the salivary glands of the neck and jaws.
Thanks to early childhood immunizations, most children will never experience the painful and sometimes devastating illnesses that once plagued the earlier years of life. However, these diseases are still around especially in cases where immunizations have been incomplete. One such example is mumps.
Thanks to early childhood immunizations, most children will never experience the painful and sometimes devastating illnesses that once plagued the earlier years of life. However, these diseases are still around especially in cases where immunizations have been incomplete. One such example is mumps.
What is it?
- This communicable disease may affect all ages and usually inflames the salivary glands of the neck and jaws. This infection is also capable of causing a form of encephalitis as well as producing infertility, especially in males. Approximately 1 in 10 children will also develop meningitis.
What causes it?
- Mumps is caused by a virus called Rubulavirus. The virus is spread through the air by coughing, sneezing, or simply talking
Possible symptoms
- Swelling of the cheeks and jaw, which is caused by inflammation in the salivary glands
- Fever
- Headache
What is the treatment?
- Mumps is preventable by keeping up to date with your child's immunizations
- Give foods that are easy to swallow
- Treat pain with analgesics such as ibuprofen and acephamines - remember NO ASPIRIN
- Keep your child away from others for at least 9 days after the symptoms begin
See a Doctor if
- You suspect your child has mumps Mumps is just one example of illnesses whose threat has been removed by properly administered immunizations.
- If your child is behind on his or her “baby shots” get them today.
- Don’t let those diseases of by-gone days ruin the life of someone you love today.
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