Mumps Virus

Mumps, or acute respiratory infection, is an infectious disease caused by the mumps virus, which can manifest itself as signs of conjunctivitis, febrile fever, headache, and weakened immunity. It primarily affects men and boys, manifesting itself with severe complications in the form of bilateral orchitis (inflammation of the testicles), less commonly epididymitis (inflammation of the epididymis) with the formation of abscesses. The incubation period of the disease is 20-22 days. The incidence on average ranges from 5 to 7 cases per 1 thousand people. There are epidemic, endemic and sporadic forms. The source of infection is only a sick person - during the days of incubation and for at least two weeks after clinical recovery. Asymptomatic bacterial carriage is also possible. Transmission occurs through airborne droplets - through speech, coughing, sneezing, as well as through airborne dust. Boys in the first three years of life who have not had mumps before are more often affected, and especially those who had contact with a carrier of the virus a month before the disease. U