Disease Mumps (Mumps, or parotitis)

Disease Mumps (Mumps, or parotitis) is an infectious disease where someone is infected by a virus (paramyxovirus) which attacks the salivary glands (parotid glands) in between the ears and jaw, causing swelling in the neck of the top or bottom of the cheek.
Mumps spread all over the world and can occur in endemic or epidemic, this disorder tends to strike children aged 2-12 years. In adults, these 
infections can affect the testes (testicles), central nervous system, pancreas, prostate, breast and other organs.
As for those who suffer or are at greater risk for contracting this disease are those who use or consume certain drugs to suppress the thyroid gland hormones and their Iodine deficiency in the body. 


• Mumps Disease TransmissionDisease Mumps (Mumps, or parotitis) spread of the virus can be transmitted through direct contact, saliva splash, vomiting material, possibly with the urine. The virus can be found in the urine from the first day until the fourteenth day after the enlargement of the gland.
 

Mumps is rarely found in children aged less than 2 years, it is because generally they still have or be protected by good anti-bodies. A person who had suffered from mumps, then he will have lifetime immunity. 
• Signs and Symptoms of MumpsNot all people infected by the virus paramyxovirus have complaints, even about 30-40% of patients showed no signs of illness (subclinical). However, they are similar to other patients who have complaints, which can be a source of transmission of the disease.
Period shoots (incubation period) Mumps disease approximately 12-24 days with an average of 17-18 days. The signs and symptoms that arise after infection and the development of the buds can be described sdebagai follows: 
1. In the initial phase (1-2 days) Mumps sufferers experience symptoms: fever (body temperature 38.5 - 40 degrees Celsius), headaches, muscle aches, loss of appetite, pain when chewing the back of the jaw and occasionally accompanied by stiff jaw (hard to open mouth ). 


2. Furthermore, swelling of glands under the ears (parotid) that begins with swelling of one side of the gland and then the two have swollen glands. 
3. Swelling usually lasts about 3 days and then gradually deflated. 
4. Sometimes swelling of the glands under the jaw (submandibular) and the glands under the tongue (sublingual). In the male puberty adalanya scrotal swelling (testes) due to the spread through the bloodstream.
• Diagnosis Disease Mumps (Mumps, or parotitis)Diagnosis is made when there are clear symptoms of mumps infection in pemeirksaan epidemika physical, including a description of contact with the disease mumps (mumps or mumps) 2-3 weeks previously. In addition it is the act of the laboratory results of urine examination (urine) and blood. 

• Laboratory examinationBesides leukopenia with relative limfosiotsis, found also an increase in serum amylase levels which peaked after one week and then be back to normal within two weeks.
If the patient did not show swelling of glands under the ears, but other signs and symptoms of mumps disease that leads to doubt the diagnosis. Doctors will give an order to do further tests such as blood serum. At least as there are 3 test serum (serologic) to prove the specific mumps antibodies: antibodies, complement fixation (CF), Hemagglutination inhibitor antibodies (HI), virus neutralizing antibodies (NT).

• Treatment of MumpsTreatment aims to reduce complaints (symptomatic) and rest for people with heat and glands (parotid) to swell. Usable heat and pain relief medication (antipyretics and analgesics) such as Paracetamol and the like, should not be given aspirin to children because it has the risk of Reye's syndrome (Effect of aspirin in children).
In patients who experience swelling of the testicles, the patient should undergo a rest bed rest in bed. The pain can be reduced by ice compress on the swollen testicle area. Whereas patients who experienced a virus attack apada organ pancreas (pancreatitis), which cause symptoms of nausea and vomiting should be given fluids through an IV.
Corticosteroids for 2-4 days and 20 ml of convalescent gammaglobulin expected to prevent the occurrence of orchitis. Against the virus itself can not be influenced by the anti-microbial, so treatment is only oriented to relieve symptoms until the patient returned either by itself.
Mumps actually belong to the "self-limiting disease" (disease who heal itself without treatment). People with mumps should avoid foods or beverages that are acidic so that pain does not get worse, given a liquid diet and soft food.
If the ancient people with mumps are given Blau (blue for washing clothes), really it is clinically irrelevant. Most likely only to children affected by the disease Mumps is embarrassed when playing out with his face covered in Blau, so hope the child is resting at home enough to help the healing process. 
• Disease Prevention Mumps (Mumps / parotitis)Mumps vaccination is part of routine immunization in childhood, the immunization MMR (mumps, morbili, rubella) given by injection at the age of 15 months.
MMR immunization can also be given to adolescents and adults who have not had Mumps. This immunization does not cause apanas effects or other symptoms. Simply eating foods that contain iodine levels, can reduce the risk of mumps disease.