Mumps is an acute infectious disease caused by infection with the mumps virus. Mumps is highly contagious and mainly affects children and adults with weakened immune systems. Find out more about the sights with Haidak experts.
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Q. What kind of disease is mumps?
Mumps is characterized by swelling and pain in one or both parotid glands. The incubation period is about 1 to 2 weeks, and in the early stages of the disease, symptoms similar to those of a cold, such as fever, chills, and headache, are accompanied. In most cases, the symptoms last for about a week, and in many cases, they recover naturally without complications in the second week. Therefore, if you have mumps, it is essential to stay well hydrated and rest, and isolate yourself until symptoms subside.
– Haidak Otolaryngology Counseling Doctor Hyeonjeong Hong (Lee & Hong Otolaryngology Clinic)
Q. What are the complications of mumps?
Complications that may accompany infection with the mumps virus include meningeal disease, sudden deafness, pancreatitis, and orchitis. When complications appear, the characteristics of each disease appear, so you can immediately recognize the presence or absence of complications.
For example, in the case of meningitis, symptoms such as high fever, headache, vomiting, and stiff neck appear, and in the case of orchitis and oophoritis, pain can be felt in the testicles and ovaries. If you have hearing loss, you will experience deafness and tinnitus. Fortunately, these complications also get better within two weeks, so it’s best not to worry too much and get some rest.
– Haidak Otolaryngology Counseling Doctor Hyeonjeong Hong (Lee & Hong Otolaryngology Clinic)
Q. Do mumps recur?
Once mumps has healed, immunity develops and does not recur. If you have experienced mumps-like symptoms more than once in childhood, you are likely to have recurrent mumps. Recurrent mumps, like mumps, is characterized by swelling under the ear and causing pain, and symptoms usually improve as adults.
Also, very rarely, there is the possibility of Sjogren’s syndrome, an autoimmune disease. Sjogren’s syndrome, also called dry syndrome, is a disease in which the function of the salivary and lacrimal glands is continuously inflamed and deteriorated.
– Haidac Otorhinolaryngology Counseling Doctor Woojin Jo (Chief Withe)
Q. Can I get mumps even if I get vaccinated?
After MMR vaccination, known as mumps vaccination, the prevention rate against mumps is known to be 66% with one vaccination and 88% with two vaccinations. Therefore, it is possible to become infected with the mumps virus even after completing the vaccination. However, even if infection occurs after vaccination, the symptoms appear weak and there is no need to inoculate again.
– Head of Haidak Pediatrics and Adolescents Counseling Doctor Seo Jeong-ho (Yonsei Hangyeol Pediatrics Clinic)
* This article has been reconstructed from a Haidak expert’s answer.
Help = Haidak Counseling Doctor Hong Hyeon-jeong (Lee & Hong Otolaryngology Clinic Otorhinolaryngologist), Haidak Counseling Doctor Jo Woo-jin (With Sim Clinic Otolaryngology Specialist), Haidak Counseling Doctor Seo Jung-ho (Yonsei Hangyul Pediatric Clinic Pediatric Adolescent Specialist)
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