Be carefull with Mumps

If you suffer fever and after a few days appear a lump in area back of cheek and between ear and jaw. Be carefull ! It's can be Mumps.


Mumps is an infection in the parotid salivary gland caused by virus. its an infectious and spread by saliva. This disease common in children but can attack adult too.

Lump that appear in the back of cheek come from the parotid salivary gland which swollen. Beside that there are several symptoms that accompany such as headache, tiredness, muscle aches, loss of appetite.

Way to prevent for children is by giving them vaccine called MMR from measles mump rubella. This disease is self limiting, but can raise some other efect if the patient in a bad condition. Other efect that can be rise is testicles, deafness, brain swelling, loss of pregnancy. So be careful with this disease.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

be careful with mumps esp the boys as it can affect his 'seeds' later on if not carefully addressed.

jhonson blog said...

we as parents need to know how to prevent it,
children certainly do not know anything :)

miko said...

very cute

EJ said...

Mumps is very painful. My niece had one before and she said that it hurts like heck..

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