Diseases

Mumps

An acute infectious disease caused by RUBULAVIRUS, spread by direct contact, airborne droplet nuclei, fomites contaminated by infectious saliva, and perhaps urine, and usually seen in children under the age of 15, although adults may also be affected. (From Dorland, 28th ed)

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Abstract

An acute infectious disease caused by RUBULAVIRUS, spread by direct contact, airborne droplet nuclei, fomites contaminated by infectious saliva, and perhaps urine, and usually seen in children under the age of 15, although adults may also be affected. (From Dorland, 28th ed)

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Parotitis, Epidemic
  • Epidemic Parotitides
  • Epidemic Parotitis
  • Parotitides, Epidemic

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36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

caused by the MUMPS VIRUS, a rubulavirus

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  1. C01w.925w.782.580.600.680.500w
  2. C07.465w.815w.470.800w.630w

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WC 520

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mumps. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009107. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009107
  2. Mumps. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumps
  3. Mumps. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176741