MUMPS

Course overview

MUMPS IS A CONTAGIOUS VIRAL ILLNESS AND AT ONE TIME WAS A VERY COMMON CHILDHOOD DISEASE. WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WIDESPREAD VACCINATION, THE INCIDENCE OF MUMPS IN THE POPULATION HAS DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY. MUMPS INFECTION TYPICALLY PRESENTS WITH A PRODROME OF HEADACHE, FEVER, FATIGUE, ANOREXIA, MALAISE FOLLOWED BY THE CLASSIC HALLMARK OF THE DISEASE, PAROTITIS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE CAUSE, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND PRESENTATION OF MUMPS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.