RT Book, Section
A1 Langston, Shannon M.
A1 Bales, Brian D.
A2 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Stack, Lawrence B.
A2 Storrow, Alan B.
A2 Thurman, R. Jason
SR Print(0)
ID 1181051409
T1 Mumps
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181051409
RD 2024/04/24
AB Mumps  is  a  highly  contagious  viral  disease  best  known  as  a  cause  of  parotitis.  Vaccination  has  markedly  reduced  the  rate  of  disease  in  the  developed  world,  but  many  resource-limited  countries  do  not  include  mumps  in  their  vaccine  programs.  It  remains  common  worldwide;  occasional  large  outbreaks  occur  even  in  countries  with  well-developed  vaccine  programs.  Mumps  is  most  common  in  children  and  spread  by  respiratory  droplets,  direct  contact,  or  fomites.  Subclinical  infection  is  common  in  younger  children.  Disease  in  adolescents  and  adults  is  associated  with  a  higher  rate  of  serious  complications.