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Chapter 49 - Mumps

from Section 6 - Viral Infections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2025

By
Michael Abouyannis  and
Mainga Hamaluba
Edited by
David Mabey ,
Martin W. Weber ,
Moffat Nyirenda ,
Dorothy Yeboah-Manu ,
Jackson Orem ,
Laura Benjamin ,
Michael Marks  and
Nicholas A. Feasey
David Mabey
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Martin W. Weber
Affiliation:
World Health Organization
Moffat Nyirenda
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dorothy Yeboah-Manu
Affiliation:
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana
Jackson Orem
Affiliation:
Uganda Cancer Institute, Kampala
Laura Benjamin
Affiliation:
University College London
Michael Marks
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Nicholas A. Feasey
Affiliation:
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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Summary

Mumps is an enveloped negative-sense, single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the Paramyxoviridae family. Humans are the only reservoir and transmission is via respiratory droplets. The incubation period is 2–3 weeks and individuals are contagious from 2 days before and 5 days after the onset of parotitis.

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Principles of Medicine in Africa , pp. 496
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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