Prevention And Treatment Of Mumps

Prevention And Treatment Of Mumps

Mumps / mumps known in medical terms as epidemic parotitis or too Mumps . An infectious disease that often occurs in children and adolescents between the ages of five to fifteen years, but rarely occurs in infants. Most people infected by mumps only once in their lifetime, but the possibility still exists, which is about 10 percent. Mumps is caused by the mumps virus that attacks the saliva glands-glands in the mouth, especially attacking the parotid glands located on each side of the face below and in front of the ear. The incubation period is about two weeks. This means that when a person is healthy infected (contact) with mumps patients, new in two weeks later the disease appeared / happened. 

Mumps transmission often occurs as droplets / splashes of fluid from the mouth, nose and throat when they are plagued with mumps have a cough or sneeze, and then subsequently inhaled by others. Symptoms Mumps usually feels pain when chewing and swallowing, and pain will be intensified when The man swallowed acid, such as vinegar and lemon juice. Also appearing swelling with pain on the sides of the face and under the ear. Glands under the chin may also be enlarged and swollen, and often fever. Swelling will last for two to three days and then subsided. Patients also may experience headache, dry mouth and fatigue are great. Complications of Mumps Mumps is a disease that basically lightly when it occurs in children. But can be dangerous if they occur in adolescents. If there is a child who was a teenager, may also experience swelling of the testicles. The swelling will be sore and may cause infertility when they were grown. More serious complications occur when mumps also attacks the brain and nervous system, causing meningitis and brain tissue. Mumps Treatment of children who contracted mumps usually be cured by itself. Administration of drugs intended to reduce complaints (symptomatic) as to relieve pain and reduce fever. The important thing is rest. Mumps patient should rest completely for a few days until the body temperature (fever) become normal again.

Hot or cold compresses on the affected part of the body will help ease the pain. Always use a good mouthwash to clean the mucous membranes of the mouth. The patient also had a lot to drink, and more from other soft food, because food is less need to chew the soft tip can prevent pain. contracted mumps When a teenager, she should be given gamma globulin as much as 20 cc to protect himself from inflammation of the testicles. Hydrocortison useful also a great help to reduce inflammation. Prevention Mumps In addition to avoiding close contact with people with mumps, the disease can be prevented by immunization / vaccination MMR (Mumps, Measles, Rubella) at the age of 12 months and 4 years. Mumps vaccination should also be given to men who have never experienced it as a child. There are good people with mumps be isolated for 9 days since the advent of the swelling to reduce the risk of transmission to others.