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... > Stomatognathic Diseases > Mouth Diseases > Salivary Gland Diseases > Parotid Diseases > Parotitis > Mumps
... > Stomatognathic Diseases > Mouth Diseases > Salivary Gland Diseases > Sialadenitis > Parotitis > Mumps
... > Infections > Virus Diseases > RNA Virus Infections > Mononegavirales Infections > Paramyxoviridae Infections > Rubulavirus Infections > Mumps

Preferred term

Mumps  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Epidemic Parotitides
  • Epidemic Parotitis
  • Parotitides, Epidemic
  • Parotitis, Epidemic

Note

  • caused by the MUMPS VIRUS, a rubulavirus

Scope note

  • An acute infectious disease caused by RUBULAVIRUS, spread by direct contact, airborne droplet nuclei, fomites contaminated by infectious saliva, and perhaps urine, and usually seen in children under the age of 15, although adults may also be affected. (From Dorland, 28th ed)

In other languages

  • sikotauti

    Finnish

  • epideeminen sikotauti
  • korvasylkirauhasen tulehdus
  • korvasylkirauhastulehdus
  • parotiitti
  • parotitis epidemica
  • påssjuka
  • tarttuva sikotauti
  • Påssjuka

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009107

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