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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Mumps is spread by droplets of saliva or mucus from the mouth, nose, or throat of an infected person, usually when the person coughs or sneezes. Most mumps transmission occurs before the [[Salivary gland enlargement|enlargement of the salivary glands]] and within the 5 days after the swelling begins. Therefore, | Mumps is spread by droplets of saliva or mucus from the mouth, nose, or throat of an infected person, usually when the person coughs or sneezes. Most mumps transmission occurs before the [[Salivary gland enlargement|enlargement of the salivary glands]] and within the 5 days after the swelling begins. Therefore, the CDC recommends isolating mumps patients for 5 days after their glands begin to swell. | ||
==Pathophysiology== | ==Pathophysiology== | ||
===Transmission=== | ===Transmission=== | ||
*Humans are the only natural host for mumps virus (MuV). | |||
*Mumps is spread by droplets of saliva or mucus from the mouth, nose, or throat of an infected person, usually when the person coughs, sneezes or talks. Items used by an infected person, such as cups or soft drink cans, can also be contaminated with the virus, which may spread to others if those items are shared. | *Mumps is spread by droplets of saliva or mucus from the mouth, nose, or throat of an infected person, usually when the person coughs, sneezes or talks. Items used by an infected person, such as cups or soft drink cans, can also be contaminated with the virus, which may spread to others if those items are shared. | ||
*Most mumps transmission likely occurs before the salivary glands begin to swell and within the 5 days after the swelling begins. | |||
*Most mumps transmission likely occurs before the salivary glands begin to swell and within the 5 days after the swelling begins. | |||
===Pathogenesis=== | ===Pathogenesis=== | ||
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Overview
Mumps is spread by droplets of saliva or mucus from the mouth, nose, or throat of an infected person, usually when the person coughs or sneezes. Most mumps transmission occurs before the enlargement of the salivary glands and within the 5 days after the swelling begins. Therefore, the CDC recommends isolating mumps patients for 5 days after their glands begin to swell.
Pathophysiology
Transmission
- Humans are the only natural host for mumps virus (MuV).
- Mumps is spread by droplets of saliva or mucus from the mouth, nose, or throat of an infected person, usually when the person coughs, sneezes or talks. Items used by an infected person, such as cups or soft drink cans, can also be contaminated with the virus, which may spread to others if those items are shared.
- Most mumps transmission likely occurs before the salivary glands begin to swell and within the 5 days after the swelling begins.