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Pathology
Paramyxovirus causing parotitis (‘mumbling’ due to parotid gland infection)..
Aetiology
Droplet transmission. Preventable by MMR Vaccine (15 months)
Signs
Parotid swelling.
Symptoms
Fever, headache, orchitis.
Investigations
Clinical diagnosis.
Treatment
Conservative: Supportive and analgesia
Prognosis
Often resolves within 1 to 2 weeks.
Most patients recover without any long term complications.
Meningitis, pancreatitis, orchitis, sub-fertility.
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