Health : How do you get mumps?

Mumps is an acute viral infection of the salivary glands that mainly affects children aged five to ten years.; non-immune adults can also be affected. You can catch mumps the same way as a cold, either by contact with saliva particles from a person coughing or sneezing, by sharing a glass with an infected person, by kissing an infected person, or touching a surface that has been contaminated with the virus. It is therefore important to wash your hands often. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, an infected person should self-isolate for a period of 9 days after symptoms appear. If you think your child has symptoms of mumps, make sure he has no contact with other children and consult a doctor.

Complications

Although this is very rare, mumps can cause meningitis (inflammation of the brain and spinal cord), an orchitis (inflammation of the testicles), I have ovaries (inflammation of the ovaries), pancreatitis or hearing loss. The disease can also cause spontaneous abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy..

Sources : The Public Health Agency of Canada and the World Health Organization

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Mumps is an acute viral infection of the salivary glands that mainly affects children aged five to ten years.; non-immune adults can also be affected. You can catch mumps the same way as a cold, either by contact with saliva particles from a person coughing or sneezing, by sharing a glass with an infected person, by kissing an infected person, or touching a surface that has been contaminated with the virus. It is therefore important to wash your hands often. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, an infected person should self-isolate for a period of 9 days after symptoms appear. If you think your child has symptoms of mumps, make sure he has no contact with other children and consult a doctor.

Complications

Although this is very rare, mumps can cause meningitis (inflammation of the brain and spinal cord), an orchitis (inflammation of the testicles), I have ovaries (inflammation of the ovaries), pancreatitis or hearing loss. The disease can also cause spontaneous abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy..

Sources : The Public Health Agency of Canada and the World Health Organization

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