Interesting facts about mumps

 Misleading Interesting facts about mumps

1) In 2012, there were more than 1 million cases of mumps reported in the U.S., and that number is expected to rise this year as well.

2) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that by next year, mumps will be the most common cause of childhood death in the country.

3) Mumps can lead to deafness, blindness or even death. It's also very contagious. A single dose of the vaccine given at age 11 protects against it for life.

4) If you or your contacts have symptoms of mumps, like a fever and swollen lymph nodes, you should stay home for five days after symptoms start until they disappear. Call your doctor immediately if you experience loss of consciousness, respiratory symptoms or difficulty swallowing.

5) Mumps is most commonly spread through coughing and sneezing. Transmission can also happen when people who have the virus come in contact with mucus from the mouth or nose of an infected person.

6) If you get mumps, the best way to prevent it from spreading is to avoid spreading it. If you have symptoms and go to a public place, like a mall or library, you could infect others.

7) The best way to prevent mumps is to get the vaccine. The CDC recommends that all children get two doses of the vaccine. The first dose is given when a child is 12 through 15 months old, and a second dose is given when the child is 4 through 6 years old.

8) Mumps can also be prevented by avoiding exposure to people who have the virus. If you or your contacts have symptoms, stay away from others for six weeks. Call your doctor if you develop swelling of the testicles or ovaries, or a constant feeling that you need to vomit.

9) To date, no vaccine is 100 percent effective. The vaccine can still fail to prevent infection, and there is no way to know if you will be protected until you get the vaccine. Mumps can also be transmitted from a person who has been vaccinated and still become infected.

10) Mumps is uncommon, but it's incredibly contagious. It can usually be spread within a classroom or school building within one day of an infected person being sprinkled throughout it, but it can take two days to spread it to other buildings.


The CDC offers the following tips to prevent mumps:

-- Get vaccinated. The mumps vaccine, recommended for all children, protects about 95 percent of people who get vaccinated.

-- Stay up to date on your vaccinations. Most children receive vaccines according to the CDC's childhood immunization schedule. Your doctor can show you which vaccines you still need to protect against diseases you haven't had.

-- Talk to your doctor about getting vaccinated if you haven't already.

-- Avoid contact with people who are sick. If you think you have mumps, call your doctor or get vaccinated to prevent others from getting sick.

-- Report all cases of mumps to your local health department.

-- Avoid becoming a carrier. If you're a teenager who has not been vaccinated and don't have symptoms, you can spread the virus before and after symptoms start. If you're in a group of people who have symptoms, like adults or teenagers who have been vaccinated but still have symptoms, you can spread the virus before symptoms start. But if you have symptoms but are still able to spread the virus, before or after they begin, you can spread it before you know you're sick.


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