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| name = Mumps
| name = Mumps
| synonyms = Epidemic [[parotitis]]
| synonyms = Epidemic parotitis
| field = [[Infectious disease (medical specialty)|Infectious disease]]
| field = [[Infectious disease (medical specialty)|Infectious disease]]
| image = Mumps PHIL 130 lores.jpg
| image = Mumps PHIL 130 lores.jpg
| caption = Child with mumps
| caption = Child with mumps
| symptoms = [[Fever]], [[Myalgia|muscle pain]], [[headache]], [[malaise|feeling generally unwell]], [[Parotitis|painful swelling of the parotid gland]]<ref name=WHO2007 />
| symptoms = Parotitis and non-specific symptoms such as fever, headache, malaise, muscle pain, and loss of appetite
| complications = Deafness, inflammatory conditions such as orchitis, oophoritis, and pancreatitis, and rarely sterility
| complications = [[Meningitis]], [[pancreatitis]], [[deafness]], [[infertility]] (males)<ref name=WHO2007/>
| onset = ~17 days after exposure<ref name=WHO2007 /><ref name=Pink2012 />
| onset = 7-25 days after exposure
| duration = 7–10 days<ref name=WHO2007 /><ref name=Pink2012 />
| duration = Usually less than two weeks
| causes = [[Mumps orthorubulavirus]]<ref name=Pink2012 />
| causes = [[Mumps virus]]
| risks =
| risks = Exposure to someone with mumps
| diagnosis = [[Viral culture]], [[antibodies]] in the blood<ref name=Pink2012 />
| diagnosis = Antibody testing, viral cultures, and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
| differential =
| differential =
| prevention = [[Mumps vaccine]]<ref name=WHO2007 />
| prevention = Vaccination
| treatment = [[Supportive treatment|Supportive]]<ref name=Davis2010 />
| treatment = [[Supportive treatment|Supportive]]
| medication = [[Analgesic|Pain medication]], [[intravenous immunoglobulin]]<ref name=Hviid2008 />
| medication = [[Analgesic|Pain medication]], [[intravenous immunoglobulin]]
| prognosis = 1 in 10,000 die<ref name=WHO2007 />
| prognosis = Usually excellent; case fatality rate of 1.6-3.8 people per 10,000
| frequency = More common in the developing world<ref name=Jung2013/>
| frequency = Most common in childhood and in countries that do not vaccinate
| deaths =
| deaths =
}}
}}
<!-- Definition and symptoms -->
<!-- Definition, symptoms -->
Mumps is a [[viral disease]] caused by the [[mumps virus]]. Initial symptoms are non-specific and include fever, headache, malaise, muscle pain, and loss of appetite. These symptoms are usually followed by painful swelling of the parotid glands, called [[parotitis]], which is the most common symptom of infection. Symptoms typically occur 16 to 18 days after exposure to the virus and resolve within two weeks. About one third of infections are asymptomatic. Complications include deafness and a wide range of inflammatory conditions, of which inflammation of the testes, breasts, ovaries, pancreas, meninges, and brain are the most common. Testicular inflammation may result in reduced fertility and rarely sterility.
'''Mumps''' is a [[viral disease]] caused by the [[mumps virus]].<ref name=Pink2012 /> Initial signs and symptoms often include [[fever]], [[Myalgia|muscle pain]], [[headache]], poor appetite, and [[malaise|feeling generally unwell]].<ref name="WHO2007" /><ref name=Bai5th>{{Cite book|title=Bailey's head and neck surgery—otolaryngology|date=2013|publisher=Wolters Kluwer Health /Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|others=Johnson, Jonas T., Rosen, Clark A., Bailey, Byron J., 1934-|isbn=9781609136024|edition= 5th|location=Philadelphia|oclc=863599053}}</ref> This is then usually followed by [[Parotitis|painful swelling of one or both parotid salivary glands]].<ref name="Hviid2008">{{cite journal |vauthors = Hviid A, Rubin S, Mühlemann K |title = Mumps |journal = [[The Lancet]] |volume = 371 |issue = 9616 |pages = 932–44 |date = March 2008 |pmid = 18342688 |doi = 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60419-5 |s2cid = 208793825 |url = https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/132b696aeae7700a51c70bf3dcf9bca42d594846 |access-date = 31 January 2020 |archive-date = 13 September 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200913053559/https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Mumps-Hviid-Rubin/132b696aeae7700a51c70bf3dcf9bca42d594846 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name=Bai5th/> Symptoms typically occur 16 to 18 days after exposure and resolve after seven to 10 days.<ref name="WHO2007" /><ref name="Pink2012" /> Symptoms are often more severe in adults than in children.<ref name="WHO2007" /> About a third of people have mild or no symptoms.<ref name="WHO2007" /> Complications may include [[meningitis]] (15%), [[pancreatitis]] (4%), [[myocarditis|inflammation of the heart]], permanent [[deafness]], and [[Orchitis|testicular inflammation]], which uncommonly results in [[infertility]].<ref name=WHO2007>{{cite journal |title = Mumps virus vaccines. |journal = Weekly Epidemiological Record |date = 16 February 2007 |volume = 82 |issue = 7 |pages = 49–60 |pmid = 17304707 |url =https://www.who.int/wer/2007/wer8207.pdf?ua=1 |url-status = live |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150316104936/http://www.who.int/wer/2007/wer8207.pdf?ua=1 |archivedate = 16 March 2015 |df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref name=Bai5th/> Women may develop [[oophoritis|ovarian swelling]], but this does not increase the risk of infertility.<ref name=Hviid2008 />


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<!-- Cause, transmission, pathogenesis, immune response -->
Humans are the only natural host of the mumps virus, an [[RNA virus]] in the family ''[[Paramyxoviridae]]''. The virus is primarily transmitted by respiratory secretions such as droplets and saliva, as well as via direct contact with an infected person. Mumps is highly contagious and spreads easily in densely populated settings. Transmission can occur from one week before the onset of symptoms to eight days after. During infection, the virus first infects the upper respiratory tract. From there, it spreads to the salivary glands and [[lymph node]]s. Infection of the lymph nodes leads to presence of the virus in blood, which spreads the virus throughout the body. Mumps infection is usually self-limiting, coming to an end as the immune system clears the infection.
Mumps is highly [[contagious disease|contagious]] and [[Human-to-human transmission|spreads rapidly among people living in close quarters]].<ref name=UK2005>{{cite journal |last1 = Gupta |first1 = RK |last2 = Best |first2 = J |last3 = MacMahon |first3 = E |title = Mumps and the UK epidemic 2005. |journal = BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.) |date = 14 May 2005 |volume = 330 |issue = 7500 |pages = 1132–5 |pmid = 15891229 |doi = 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1132 |pmc = 557899 }}</ref> The virus is transmitted by [[respiratory droplet]]s or direct contact with an infected person.<ref name=Pink2012 /> Only humans get and spread the disease.<ref name=WHO2007 /> People are infectious from about seven days before onset of parotid inflammation to about 8 days after.<ref name=Kutty2010>{{cite journal |vauthors = Kutty PK, Kyaw MH, Dayan GH, Brady MT, Bocchini JA, Reef SE, Bellini WJ, Seward JF |title = Guidance for isolation precautions for mumps in the United States: a review of the scientific basis for policy change |journal = Clinical Infectious Diseases |date = 15 June 2010 |volume = 50 |issue = 12 |pages = 1619–28 |doi = 10.1086/652770 |pmid = 20455692 |doi-access = free }}</ref> Once an infection has run its course, a person is typically immune for life.<ref name=WHO2007 /> Reinfection is possible, but the ensuing infection tends to be mild.<ref name=Sen2008>{{cite journal |author = Sen2008 SN |title = Mumps: a resurgent disease with protean manifestations |journal = Med J Aust |volume = 189 |issue = 8 |pages = 456–9 |year = 2008 |pmid = 18928441 |url = https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2008/189/8/mumps-resurgent-disease-protean-manifestations |url-status = live |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141225172511/https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2008/189/8/mumps-resurgent-disease-protean-manifestations |archivedate = 25 December 2014 |df = dmy-all |doi = 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02121.x }}</ref> Diagnosis is usually suspected due to [[parotid]] swelling and can be confirmed by isolating the virus on a swab of the [[parotid duct]].<ref name=Pink2012 /> Testing for IgM antibodies in the blood is simple and may be useful; however, it can be falsely negative in those who have been immunized.<ref name=Pink2012 />


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<!-- Diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, prevention -->
In places where mumps is common, it can be diagnosed based on clinical presentation. In places where mumps is less common, however, laboratory diagnosis using antibody testing, [[viral culture]]s, or real-time [[reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction]] may be needed. There is no specific treatment for mumps, so treatment is supportive in nature and includes bed rest and pain relief. Prognosis is usually excellent with a full recovery as death and long-term complications are rare. Infection can be prevented with vaccination, either via an individual mumps vaccine or through combination vaccines such as the [[MMR vaccine]], which also protects against [[measles]] and [[rubella]]. The spread of the disease can also be preventing by isolating infected individuals.
Mumps is preventable by two doses of the [[mumps vaccine]].<ref name=WHO2007 /> Most of the [[developed world]] includes it in their immunization programs, often [[MMR vaccine|in combination]] with [[measles vaccine|measles]], [[rubella vaccine|rubella]], and [[varicella vaccine]].<ref name=WHO2007 /> Countries that have low immunization rates may see an increase in cases among older age groups and thus worse outcomes.<ref name=Hviid2008 /> No specific treatment is known.<ref name=WHO2007 /> Efforts involve controlling symptoms with [[Analgesic|pain medication]] such as [[paracetamol]] (acetaminophen).<ref name=Hviid2008 /> [[Intravenous immunoglobulin]] may be useful in certain complications.<ref name=Hviid2008 /> Hospitalization may be required if meningitis or pancreatitis develops.<ref name=UK2005 /><ref name=Sen2008 /> About one in 10,000 people who are infected die.<ref name=WHO2007 />


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<!-- Epidemiology, history -->
Mumps historically has been a highly prevalent disease, commonly occurring in outbreaks in densely crowded spaces. In the absence of vaccination, infection normally occurs in childhood, most frequently at the ages of 5-9. Symptoms and complications are more common in males and more severe in adolescents and adults. Infection is most common in winter and spring in temperate climates, whereas no seasonality is observed in tropical regions. Written accounts of mumps have existed since ancient times, and the cause of mumps, the mumps virus, was discovered in 1934. By the 1970s, vaccines had been created to protect against infection, and countries that have adopted mumps vaccination have seen a near-elimination of the disease. In the 21st century, however, there has been a resurgence in the number of cases in many countries that vaccinate, primarily among adolescents and young adults, due to multiple factors such as waning vaccine immunity and opposition to vaccination.
Without immunization, about 0.1 to 1.0% of the population is affected per year.<ref name=WHO2007 /> Widespread vaccination has resulted in a more than 90% decline in rates of disease.<ref name=WHO2007 /> Mumps is more common in the developing world, where vaccination is less common.<ref name=Jung2013>{{cite book |last1 = Junghanss |first1 = Thomas |title = Manson's tropical diseases. |date = 2013 |publisher = Elsevier/Saunders |location = Oxford |isbn = 978-0-7020-5306-1 |page = 261 |edition= 23rd |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=GTjRAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA261 |url-status = live |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160513194608/https://books.google.com/books?id=GTjRAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA261 |archivedate = 13 May 2016 |df = dmy-all }}</ref> Outbreaks, however, may still occur in a vaccinated population.<ref name=Hviid2008 /> Before the introduction of a vaccine, mumps was a common [[childhood disease]] worldwide.<ref name=WHO2007 /> Larger [[disease outbreak|outbreaks of disease]] typically occurred every two to five years.<ref name=WHO2007 /> Children between the ages of five and nine were most commonly affected.<ref name="Cochrane2020">{{cite journal |last1=Di Pietrantonj |first1=C |last2=Rivetti |first2=A |last3=Marchione |first3=P |last4=Debalini |first4=MG |last5=Demicheli |first5=V |title=Vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella in children. |journal=Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |date=April 2020 |volume=4 |page=CD004407 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD004407.pub4 |pmid=32309885 |pmc=7169657 }}</ref> Among immunized populations, those in their early 20s often are affected.<ref name=Hviid2008 /> Around the [[equator]], it often occurs all year round, while in the more northerly and southerly regions of the world, it is more common in the winter and spring.<ref name=WHO2007 /> Painful swelling of the parotid glands and testicles was described by [[Hippocrates]] in the fifth century BCE.<ref name=Pink2012>{{cite book |last1 = Atkinson |first1 = William |title = Mumps Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases |date = May 2012 |publisher = Public Health Foundation |isbn = 978-0-9832631-3-5 |pages = Chapter 14 |edition=12th |url = https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/mumps.html |url-status = live |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160706213031/http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/mumps.html |archivedate = 6 July 2016 |df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite wikisource |title=Of the Epidemics |wslink=Of the Epidemics |last=[[Hippocrates]]}}</ref>


== Signs and symptoms ==
==Signs and symptoms==
===Common symptoms===
Mumps is usually preceded by a set of [[prodromal symptoms]], including low-grade fever, headache, and [[malaise|feeling generally unwell]].<ref name=Davis2010 /> This is followed by progressive swelling of one or both parotid glands.<ref name=Davis2010 /> Parotid gland swelling usually lasts about a week.<ref name=Davis2010 /> Other symptoms of mumps can include dry mouth, sore face and/or ears, and difficulty speaking.<ref name=Harrison>{{cite book |author = Kasper DL |author2 = Braunwald E|author3 = Fauci AS|author4 = Hauser SL|author5 = Longo DL|author6 = Jameson JL|author7 = Isselbacher KJ|author8 = Eds. |title = Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine |chapter = 194. Mumps |edition= 18th |publisher = McGraw-Hill Professional |year = 2011 |isbn = 978-0-07-174889-6 }}</ref>
The [[incubation period]], the time between the start of infection and when symptoms begin to show, is about 7-25 days,<ref name=su >{{cite journal |vauthors=Su SB, Chang HL, Chen AK |date=5 March 2020 |title=Current Status of Mumps Virus Infection: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Vaccine |url= |journal=Int J Environ Res Public Health |volume=17 |issue=5 |pages=1686 |doi=10.3390/ijerph17051686 |pmc=7084951 |pmid=32150969 |access-date=}}</ref><ref name=davison >{{cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK534785/ |title=Mumps |vauthors=Davison P, Morris J |date=13 August 2020 |website=NCBI |publisher=Stat Pearls |access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref> averaging 16-18 days.<ref name=levine >{{cite journal |vauthors=Levine DA |date=December 2016 |title=Vaccine-Preventable Diseases In Pediatric Patients: A Review Of Measles, Mumps, Rubella, And Varicella |url=https://www.ebmedicine.net/topics/infectious-disease/pediatric-mmr-varicella |journal=Pediatr Emerg Med Pract |volume=13 |issue=12 |pages=1-20 |doi= |pmc= |pmid=27893360 |access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref> 20-40%<ref name=kutty >{{cite journal |vauthors=Kutty PK, Kyaw MH, Dayan GH, Brady MT, Bocchini JA, Reef SE, Bellini WJ, Seward JF |title=Guidance for isolation precautions for mumps in the United States: a review of the scientific basis for policy change |journal=Clinical Infectious Diseases |date=15 June 2010 |volume=50 |issue=12 |pages=1619–1628 |doi=10.1086/652770 |pmid=20455692 |doi-access=free}}</ref> of infections are asymptomatic or are restricted to mild respiratory symptoms, sometimes with a fever.<ref name=rubin >{{cite journal |vauthors=Rubin S, Eckhaus M, Rennick LJ, Bamford CG, Duprex WP |date=January 2015 |title=Molecular biology, pathogenesis and pathology of mumps virus |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/path.4445 |journal=J Pathol |volume=235 |issue=2 |pages=242–252 |doi=10.1002/path.4445 |pmc=4268314 |pmid=25229387 |access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref><ref name=kessler >{{cite journal |vauthors=Kessler AT, Bhatt AA |date=15 November 2018 |title=Review of the Major and Minor Salivary Glands, Part 1: Anatomy, Infectious, and Inflammatory Processes |url= |journal=J Clin Imaging Sci |volume=8 |issue= |pages=47 |doi=10.4103/jcis.JCIS_45_18 |pmc=6251248 |pmid=30546931 |access-date=}}</ref> Over the course of the disease, three distinct phases are recognized: prodromal, early acute, and established acute. The prodromal phase typically has non-specific, mild symptoms such as a low-grade fever, headache, malaise, muscle pain, loss of appetite, and sore throat.<ref name=rubin /><ref name=cdc >{{cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/mumps.html |title=Mumps |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |publisher=CDC |access-date=30 October 2020 |quote=}}</ref><ref name=pmh >{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017215609/http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002524/ |title=Mumps |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=National Center for Biotechnology Information |publisher=A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia |access-date=30 October 2020 |quote=}}</ref> In the early acute phase, as the mumps virus spreads throughout the body, systemic symptoms emerge. Most commonly, parotitis occurs during this time period. During the established acute phase, orchitis, meningitis, and encephalitis may occur, and these conditions are responsible for the bulk of mumps morbidity.<ref name=rubin />


The parotid glands are salivary glands situated on the sides of the mouth in front of the ears. Inflammation of them, called parotitis, is the most common mumps symptom and occurs in about 90%<ref name=who >{{cite journal |vauthors=<!--No authors listed--> |date=1 June 2012 |title=Mumps virus nomenclature update: 2012 |url=https://www.who.int/wer/2012/wer8722.pdf?ua=1| journal=Wkly Epidemiol Rec|volume=87 |issue=22 |pages=217–224 |doi= |pmc= |pmid=24340404 |format=PDF |access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref> of symptomatic cases and 60-70% of total infections.<ref name=davis >{{cite journal |vauthors=Davis NF, McGuire BB, Mahon JA, Smyth AE, O'Malley KJ, Fitzpatrick JM |date=April 2010 |title=The increasing incidence of mumps orchitis: a comprehensive review |url=https://bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.09148.x |journal=BJU Int |volume=105 |issue=8 |pages=1060–1065 |doi=10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.09148.x |pmc= |pmid=20070300 |access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref> During mumps parotitis, usually both the left and right parotid glands experience painful swelling,<ref name=davis /> with unilateral swelling in a small percentage of cases.<ref name=kessler /> Parotitis occurs 2-3 weeks after exposure to the virus, within 2 days of developing symptoms, and usually lasts for 2-3 days, but it may last as long as a week or longer.<ref name=rubin /><ref name=cdc />
=== Complications ===
* [[Orchitis|Painful testicular inflammation]] develops in 15–40% of men who have completed puberty and contract the mumps virus.<ref name=Davis2010 /> This testicular inflammation is generally one-sided (both testicles are swollen in 15–30% of mumps orchitis cases) and typically occurs about 10 days after the parotid gland becomes inflamed.<ref name=Davis2010 /> Testicular swelling has been documented as late as 6 weeks after parotid-gland swelling.<ref name=Davis2010 /> Decreased fertility is an uncommon consequence of testicular inflammation from mumps and infertility is rare.<ref name=Davis2010 />
* Studies have reached differing conclusions regarding whether infection with the mumps virus during pregnancy leads to an increased rate of [[spontaneous abortion]].<ref name=Hviid2008 />
* Before vaccination, about 10% of cases of aseptic [[meningitis]] were due to mumps.<ref name=Pink2016>{{cite web|title=Pinkbook {{!}} Mumps {{!}} Epidemiology of Vaccine Preventable Diseases {{!}} CDC|url=https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/mumps.html|website=www.cdc.gov|language=en-us|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422140046/https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/mumps.html|archivedate=22 April 2017|df=dmy-all|date=25 September 2019}}</ref> The symptoms generally resolve within 10 days.<ref name=Pink2016/> Infection of the brain itself ([[encephalitis]]) occurs in between 0.02 and 0.3% of cases.<ref name=Pink2016/>
* [[Oophoritis|Ovarian inflammation]] occurs in about 5% percent of adolescent and adult females.<ref name=Sen2008 />
* [[Deafness]] is one of the most serious complications of mumps and occurs in 4% of cases.<ref name="Cochrane2020"/> Profound (91 [[decibel]] or more) but rare sensorineural [[hearing loss]] can occur, which can affect one or both ears. Deafness affecting only one ear occurs in about 0.005% of cases.<ref name=Sen2008 />
* [[Acute pancreatitis|Acute pancreatic inflammation]] occurs in about 4% of cases, manifesting as abdominal pain and vomiting.
* [[Encephalitis|Brain inflammation]] is very rare, and fatal in about 1% of the cases when it occurs.<ref name=Sen2008 />


In 90% of parotitis cases, swelling on one side is delayed rather than both sides swelling in unison.<ref name=davis /> The [[parotid duct]], which is is the opening that provides saliva from the parotid glands to the mouth, may become red, swollen, and filled with fluid. Parotitis is usually preceded by local tenderness and occasionally earache.<ref name=davison /><ref name=gupta >{{cite journal |vauthors=Gupta RK, Best J, MacMahon E |date=14 May 2005 |title=Mumps and the UK epidemic 2005 |journal=BMJ |volume=330 |issue=7500 |pages=1132–1135 |doi=10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1132 |pmc=557899 |pmid=15891229}}</ref> Other salivary glands, namely the [[Submaxillary gland|submaxillary]], [[Submandibular gland|submandibular]], and [[sublingual gland]]s, may also swell. Inflammation of these glands is rarely the only symptom.<ref name=rubin />
== Cause ==
The [[mumps virus]] is an [[Viral envelope|enveloped]], single-stranded, linear [[Sense (molecular biology)|negative-sense]] [[RNA virus]] of the genus ''[[Orthorubulavirus]]'' and family ''[[Paramyxoviridae|Paramyxovirus]]''. The genome consists of 15,384 bases encoding nine proteins. Proteins involved in viral replication are the nucleoprotein, phosphoprotein, and polymerase protein while the genomic RNA forms the [[ribonucleocapsid]].<ref name=Davis2010>{{cite journal |vauthors = Davis NF, McGuire BB, Mahon JA, Smyth AE, O'Malley KJ, Fitzpatrick JM |title = The increasing incidence of mumps orchitis: a comprehensive review |journal = BJU International |date = April 2010 |volume = 105 |issue = 8 |pages = 1060–5 |pmid = 20070300 |doi = 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.09148.x |s2cid = 20761646 }}</ref><ref name=Hviid2008 /><ref name="McGraw-Hill">{{cite book |editor-first = Dan L. |editor-last = Longo |editor2-first = Dennis L. |editor2-last = Kasper |editor3-first = J. Larry |editor3-last = Jameson |editor4-first = Anthony S. |editor4-last = Fauci |editor5-first = Stephen L. |editor5-last = Hauser |editor6-first = Joseph |editor6-last = Loscalzo |title = Harrison's principles of internal medicine. |date = 2012 |publisher = McGraw-Hill |location = New York |isbn = 978-0-07-174889-6 |edition= 18th }}</ref> Humans are the only natural host for the virus.


===Complications===
Mumps is spread from person to person through contact with respiratory secretions, such as saliva from an infected person.<ref name=Davis2010 /> When an infected person coughs or sneezes, the droplets aerosolize and can enter the eyes, nose, or mouth of another person. Mumps can also be spread by sharing eating utensils or cups.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/mumps/about/transmission.html|title=Mumps {{!}} Transmission {{!}} CDC|website=www.cdc.gov|access-date=18 April 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413060225/http://www.cdc.gov/mumps/about/transmission.html|archivedate=13 April 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The virus can also survive on surfaces and then be spread after contact in a similar manner. A person infected with mumps is contagious from around 7 days before the onset of symptoms until about 8 days after symptoms start.<ref name=Kutty2010 /> The [[incubation period]] (time until symptoms begin) can be from 12–25 days, but is typically 16–18 days.<ref name=Kutty2010 /> About 20-40% of persons infected with the mumps virus do not show symptoms, so being infected and spreading the virus without knowing it is possible.<ref name=Kutty2010 />
Outside of the salivary glands, inflammation of the [[testes]], called [[orchitis]], is the most common symptom infection. Pain, swelling, and warmness of a testis appear usually 1-2 weeks<ref name=masarani >{{cite journal |vauthors=Masarani M, Wazait H, Dinneen M |date=November 2006 |title=Mumps orchitis |url= |journal=J R Soc Med |volume=99 |issue=11 |pages=573-575 |doi=10.1258/jrsm.99.11.573 |pmc=1633545 |pmid=17082302 |access-date=}}</ref> after the onset of parotitis but can occur up to 6 weeks later. During mumps orchitis, the scrotum is tender and inflamed. It occurs in 10-40% of pubertal and post-pubertal males who contract mumps. Usually, mumps orchitis affects only one testis but in 10-30%<ref name=masarani /> of cases both are affected. Mumps orchitis is accompanied by inflammation of the [[epididymis]], called [[epididymitis]], about 85% of the time, typically occurring before orchitis. The onsent of mumps orchitis is associated with a high-grade fever, vomiting, headache, and malaise.<ref name=rubin /><ref name=davis /> In prepubertal males, orchitis is rare as symptoms are usually restricted to parotitis.<ref name=davis />


A variety of other inflammatory conditions may also occur as a result of mumps virus infection, including:<ref name=rubin />
== Diagnosis ==
* [[Mastitis]], inflammation of the breasts, in up to about 30% of post-pubertal women<ref name=shu >{{cite journal |vauthors=Shu M, Zhang YQ, Li Z, Liu GJ, Wan C, Wen Y |date=18 April 2015 |title=Chinese medicinal herbs for mumps |url= |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |volume=2015 |issue=4 |pages=CD008578 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD008578.pub3 |pmc=7198052 |pmid=25887348 |access-date=}}</ref>
During an outbreak, a diagnosis can be made by determining recent exposure and parotitis. However, when the disease incidence is low, other infectious causes of parotitis should be considered, such as [[HIV]], [[coxsackievirus]], and [[influenza]]. Some viruses such as enteroviruses may cause aseptic meningitis that is very clinically similar to mumps.<ref name="McGraw-Hill" />
* [[Oophoritis]], inflammation of an ovary, in 5-10% of post-pubertal women, which usually presents as pelvic pain
* Aseptic [[meningitis]], inflammation of the meninges, in 5-10% of cases<ref name=latner >{{cite journal |vauthors=Latner DR, Hickman CJ |date=7 May 2015 |title=Remembering mumps |url=https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1004791 |journal=PLoS Pathog |volume=11 |issue=5 |pages=e1004791 |doi=10.1371/journal.ppat.1004791 |pmc=4423963 |pmid=25951183 |access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref> and 4-6% of those with parotitis, typically occurring 4-10 days after the onset of symptoms. Mumps meningitis can also occur up to one week before parotitis as well as in the absence of parotitis. It is commonly accompanied by fever, headache, vomiting, and neck stiffness.<ref name=junghanss >{{cite book |author=Junghanss T |title=Manson's tropical diseases |date=2013 |publisher=Elsevier/Saunders |location=Oxford |isbn=978-0-7020-5306-1 |page=261 |edition=23rd |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GTjRAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA261 |url-status=live |access-date=30 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513194608/https://books.google.com/books?id=GTjRAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA261 |archivedate=13 May 2016}}</ref>
* [[Pancreatitis]], inflammation of the pancreas, in about 4% of cases, which causes severe pain and tenderness in the upper abdomen below the ribs
* [[Encephalitis]], inflammation of the brain, in less than 0.5% of cases.<ref name=latner /> People who experience mumps encephalitis typically experience a fever, altered consciousness, seizures, and weakness. Like meningitis, mumps encephalitis can occur in the absence of parotitis.<ref name=junghanss />
* [[Meningoencephalitis]], inflammation of the brain and its surrounding membranes. Mumps meningoencephalitis is commonly accompanied by fever 97% of the time, vomiting 94% of the time, and headache 88.8% of the time.<ref name=kanra >{{cite journal |vauthors=Kanra G, Isik P, Kara A, Cengiz AB, Seçmeer G, Ceyhan M |date=December 2004 |title=Complementary findings in clinical and epidemiologic features of mumps and mumps meningoencephalitis in children without mumps vaccination |journal=Pediatr Int |volume=46 |issue=6 |pages=663–668 |doi=10.1111/j.1442-200x.2004.01968.x |pmid=15660864}}</ref>
* [[Nephritis]], inflammation of the kidneys, which is rare because kidney involvement in mumps is usually benign but leads to [[Viruria|presence of the virus in urine]]
* Inflammation of the joints ([[arthritis]]), which may affect at least five joints ([[polyarthritis]]),<ref name=senanayake >{{cite journal |vauthors=Senanayake SN |date=20 October 2008 |title=Mumps: a resurgent disease with protean manifestations |url=https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2008/189/8/mumps-resurgent-disease-protean-manifestations |journal=Med J Aust |volume=189 |issue=8 |pages=456–459 |doi=10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02121.x |pmid=18928441 |access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref> multiple nerves in the peripheral nervous system ([[polyneuritis]]), [[pneumonia]],<ref name=davison /> gallblader without gallstones (acalculous cholecystitis), cornea and uveal tract (keratouveitis), thyroids ([[thyroiditis]]), liver ([[hepatitis]]), retina ([[retinitis]]), and [[corneal endothelium]] (corneal endothelitis), all of which are rare<ref name=rubin /><ref name=shu />
* Recurrent [[sialadenitis]], inflammation of the salivary glands, which is frequent<ref name=davison />


A relatively common complication is [[deafness]], which occurs in about 4% of cases.<ref name=who /> Mumps deafness is often accompanied by vestibular symptoms such as [[vertigo]] and [[Nystagmus|repetitive, uncontrolled eye movements]]. Based on electrocardiographic abnormalities in the infected, MuV also likely infects cardiac tissue, but this is usually asymptomatic. Rarely, [[myocarditis]] and [[pericarditis]] can occur. Fluid buildup in the brain, called [[hydrocephalus]], has also been observed.<ref name=rubin /><ref name=junghanss /> In the first trimester of pregnancy, mumps may increase the risk of miscarriage. Otherwise, mumps is not associated with birth defects.<ref name=gupta /><ref name=shu />
A physical examination confirms the presence of the swollen glands. Usually, the disease is diagnosed on clinical grounds, and no confirmatory laboratory testing is needed. If uncertainty exists about the diagnosis, a test of saliva or [[serology|blood]] may be carried out; a newer diagnostic confirmation, using real-time [[nested polymerase chain reaction]] technology, has also been developed.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors = Krause CH, Eastick K, Ogilvie MM |title = Real-time PCR for mumps diagnosis on clinical specimens—comparison with results of conventional methods of virus detection and nested PCR |journal = J. Clin. Virol. |volume = 37 |issue = 3 |pages = 184–9 |date = November 2006 |pmid = 16971175 |doi = 10.1016/j.jcv.2006.07.009 }}</ref> As with any inflammation of the salivary glands, the serum level of the enzyme [[amylase]] is often elevated.<ref>[http://www.labtestsonline.org.uk/understanding/analytes/amylase/test.html Amylase: The Test] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090329055737/http://www.labtestsonline.org.uk/understanding/analytes/amylase/test.html |date=29 March 2009 }}, Lab Tests Online UK</ref><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors = Skrha J, Stĕpán J, Sixtová E |title = Amylase isoenzymes in mumps |journal = Eur. J. Pediatr. |volume = 132 |issue = 2 |pages = 99–105 |date = October 1979 |pmid = 499265 |doi = 10.1007/BF00447376 |s2cid = 28963086 |url = https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/870fd77ffba2dad100508ada72873b8e8ca27dfb |access-date = 31 January 2020 |archive-date = 13 September 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200913053559/https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Amylase-isoenzymes-in-mumps-%C5%A0krha-Stepan/870fd77ffba2dad100508ada72873b8e8ca27dfb |url-status = live }}</ref>


Other rare complications of infection include: paralysis, seizures, cranial nerve palsies, [[cerebellar ataxia]], [[transverse myelitis]], [[ascending polyradiculitis]], a [[polio]]-like disease, [[arthropathy]], [[autoimmune hemolytic anemia]],<ref name=rubin /> [[idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura]], [[Guillain–Barré syndrome]], post-infectious encephalitis<ref name=shu /> [[encephalomyelitis]],<ref name=senanayake /> and [[hemophagocytic syndrome]].<ref name=davis /> At least one complication occurs in combination with the standard mumps symptoms in up to 42% of cases.<ref name=davis /> Mumps has also been connected to the onset of [[type 1 diabetes]], and, relatedly, the mumps virus is able to infect and replicate in [[insulin]]-producing [[beta cell]]s.<ref name=smatti >{{cite journal |vauthors=Smatti MK, Cyprian FS, Nasrallah GK, Al-Thani AA, Almishal RO, Yassine HM |date=19 August 2019 |title=Viruses and Autoimmunity: A Review on the Potential Interaction and Molecular Mechanisms |url= |journal=Viruses |volume=11 |issue=8 |pages=762 |doi=10.3390/v11080762 |pmc=6723519 |pmid=31430946 |access-date=}}</ref> Among children, seizures occur in about 20-30% of cases involving the central nervous system.<ref name=gupta />
== Prevention ==
The most common preventive measure against mumps is a vaccination with a [[mumps vaccine]], developed by American microbiologist [[Maurice Hilleman]] at [[Merck & Co.|Merck]].<ref>{{cite book |author = Offit PA |title = Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases |location = Washington, DC |publisher = Smithsonian |isbn = 978-0-06-122796-7 |year = 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author = Buynak EB|author2 = Weibel RE|author3 = Whitman JE Jr|author4 = Stokes J Jr|author5 = Hilleman MR |title = Combined live measles, mumps, and rubella virus vaccines |journal = JAMA |volume = 207 |issue = 12 |pages = 2259–62 |date = March 1969 |pmid = 5818433 |doi = 10.1001/jama.1969.03150250089009}}</ref> The vaccine may be given separately or as part of the [[MMR vaccine]] or [[MMRV vaccine]].<ref name="Cochrane2020"/> The [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) recommends the use of mumps vaccines in all countries with well-functioning childhood vaccination programmes. In the United Kingdom, they are routinely given to children at age 13 months with a booster at 3–5 years (preschool). The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] recommends the routine administration of MMR vaccine at ages 12–15 months and at 4–6 years.<ref>{{Citation |date = 20 April 2012 |title = MMR Vaccine |type = PDF |series = Vaccine Information Statement |publisher = [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] |location = United States |page = 1 |url = https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/downloads/vis-mmr.pdf |accessdate = 22 February 2013 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130309223352/http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/downloads/vis-mmr.pdf |archivedate = 9 March 2013 |df = dmy-all }}</ref> In some locations, the vaccine is given again between 4 and 6 years of age, or between 11 and 12 years of age if not previously given. The [[Vaccine#Effectiveness|efficacy of the vaccine]] depends on its strain, but is usually around 80%.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors = Schlegel M, Osterwalder JJ, Galeazzi RL, Vernazza PL |title = Comparative efficacy of three mumps vaccines during disease outbreak in eastern Switzerland: cohort study |journal = BMJ |volume = 319 |issue = 7206 |page = 352 |year = 1999 |pmid = 10435956 |pmc = 32261 |doi = 10.1136/bmj.319.7206.352 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Summary |work=WHO: Mumps vaccine |url=https://www.who.int/vaccines/en/mumps.shtml#summary |accessdate=18 April 2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060415205123/http://www.who.int/vaccines/en/mumps.shtml |archivedate=15 April 2006 }}</ref> The Jeryl Lynn strain is most commonly used in developed countries, but has been shown to have reduced efficacy in epidemic situations. The Leningrad-Zagreb strain commonly used in developing countries appears to have superior efficacy in epidemic situations.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors = Peltola H, Kulkarni PS, Kapre SV, Paunio M, Jadhav SS, Dhere RM |title = Mumps outbreaks in Canada and the United States: time for new thinking on mumps vaccines |journal = Clin. Infect. Dis. |volume = 45 |issue = 4 |pages = 459–66 |date = August 2007 |pmid = 17638194 |doi = 10.1086/520028 |url = |doi-access = free }}</ref>


==Cause==
Because of the outbreaks within college and university settings, many governments have established vaccination programs to prevent large-scale outbreaks. In Canada, provincial governments and the Public Health Agency of Canada have all participated in awareness campaigns to encourage students ranging from grade one to college and university to get vaccinated.<ref>[http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/mumps-oreillons/prof-eng.php#t2 Table 2: Provincial and Territorial recommendations for mumps-containing immunization, 2007] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207003042/http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/mumps-oreillons/prof-eng.php#t2 |date=7 December 2008 }}, Information on Outbreaks of Mumps In Canada – Information for Health Professionals, Public Health Agency Canada</ref>
Mumps is caused by the [[mumps virus]] (MuV), scientific name ''Mumps orthorubulavirus'', which belongs to the ''[[Orthorubulavirus]]'' genus in the ''[[Paramyxoviridae]]'' family of viruses.<ref name=ictv >{{cite web |url=https://talk.ictvonline.org/taxonomy/p/taxonomy-history?taxnode_id=201901635 |title=ICTV Taxonomy history: ''Mumps orthorubulavirus'' |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) |publisher=ICTV |access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref> Humans are the only natural [[Host (biology)|host]] of the mumps virus. MuV's genome is made of RNA and contains seven genes that encode nine proteins. In MuV particles, the genome is encased by a helical [[capsid]]. The capsid is surrounded by a [[viral envelope]] that has spikes protruding from its surface. MuV particles are pleomorphic in shape and range from 100 to 600 nanometers in diameter.<ref name=rubin /><ref name=cox >{{cite journal |vauthors=Cox RM, Plemper RK |date=June 2017 |title=Structure and organization of paramyxovirus particles |url= |journal=Curr Opin Virol |volume=24 |issue= |pages=105–114 |doi=10.1016/j.coviro.2017.05.004 |pmc=5529233 |pmid=28601688 |access-date=}}</ref><ref name=rima >{{cite journal |vauthors=Rima B, Balkema-Buschmann A, Dundon WG, Duprex P, Easton A, Fouchier R, Kurath G, Lamb R, Lee B, Rota P, Wang L |date=December 2019 |title=ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: ''Paramyxoviridae'' |url=https://talk.ictvonline.org/ictv-reports/ictv_online_report/negative-sense-rna-viruses/mononegavirales/w/paramyxoviridae |journal=J Gen Virol |volume=100 |issue=12 |pages=1593–1954 |doi=10.1099/jgv.0.001328 |pmc=7273325 |pmid=31609197 |access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref>


The replication cycle of MuV begins when the spikes on its surface bond to a cell, which then causes the envelope to fuse with the host cell's [[cell membrane]], releasing the capsid into the host cell's [[cytoplasm]].<ref name=rubin /><ref name=najjar >{{cite journal |vauthors=Najjar FE, Schmitt AP, Dutch RE |date=7 August 2014 |title=Paramyxovirus glycoprotein incorporation, assembly and budding: a three way dance for infectious particle production |url=https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/6/8/3019/htm |journal=Viruses |volume=6 |issue=8 |pages=3019–3054 |doi=10.3390/v6083019 |pmc=4147685 |pmid=25105277 |access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref><ref name=harrison >{{cite journal |vauthors=Harrison MS, Sakaguchi T, Schmitt AP |date=September 2010 |title=Paramyxovirus assembly and budding: building particles that transmit infections |url= |journal=Int J Biochem Cell Biol |volume=42 |issue=9 |pages=1416–1429 |doi=10.1016/j.biocel.2010.04.005 |pmc=2910131 |pmid=20398786 |access-date=}}</ref> Upon entry, the viral [[RNA-dependent RNA polymerase]] (RdRp) [[Transcription (biology)|transcribes]] [[messenger RNA]] (mRNA) from the genome, which is then [[Translation (biology)|translated]] by the host cell's ribosomes to synthesize viral proteins. RdRp then begins replicating the viral genome to produce progeny.<ref name=rubin /><ref name=harrison /> Viral spike proteins fuse into the host cell's membrane, and new virions are formed at the sites beneath the spikes.<ref name=rubin /><ref name=najjar /><ref name=harrison /> MuV then utilizes host cell proteins to leave the host cell by [[Viral shedding|budding]] from its surface, using the host cell's membrane as the viral envelope.<ref name=najjar />
The WHO, the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]], the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]], the [[American Academy of Family Physicians]], the [[British Medical Association]], and the [[Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain]] recommend routine vaccination of children against mumps. General mumps vaccination with MMR began in the United Kingdom in 1988.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Plotkin |first1=Stanley A. |last2=Orenstein |first2=Walter |last3=Offit |first3=Paul A. |title=Vaccines E-Book: Expert Consult—Online and Print |date=2012 |publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences |isbn=9781455737987 |page=444 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TRyXTLXNA2YC&pg=PA444 |language=en |access-date=13 February 2019 |archive-date=14 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214002834/https://books.google.ca/books?id=TRyXTLXNA2YC&pg=PA444 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Twelve genotypes of MuV are recognized, named genotypes A to N, excluding E and M. These genotypes vary in frequency from region to region. For example, genotypes C, D, H, and J are more common in the western hemisphere, whereas genotypes F, G, and I are more common in Asia, although genotype G is considered to be a global genotype. Genotypes A and B have not been observed in the wild since the 1990s. MuV has just one serotype, so antibodies to one genotype are functional against all genotypes.<ref name=who /> MuV is a relatively stable virus and is unlikely to experience [[antigenic shift]]ing that may cause new strains to emerge.<ref name=davison />
Before the introduction of the mumps vaccine, the mumps virus was the leading cause of viral [[meningoencephalitis]] in the United States. However, encephalitis occurs rarely (less than two per 100,000).<ref name=PinkBook_2006>{{cite book | editor = Atkinson W | editor2 = Humiston S | editor3 = Wolfe C | editor4 = Nelson R | title = Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | edition = 9th | publisher = Centers for Disease Control and prevention | year = 2006 | url = https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/mumps.html | accessdate = 13 August 2020 | archive-date = 6 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160706213031/http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/mumps.html | url-status = live }}</ref> In one of the largest studies in the literature, the most common symptoms of mumps meningoencephalitis were found to be fever (97%), vomiting (94%), and headache (88.8%).<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors = Kanra G, Isik P, Kara A, Cengiz AB, Seçmeer G, Ceyhan M |title = Complementary findings in clinical and epidemiologic features of mumps and mumps meningoencephalitis in children without mumps vaccination |journal = Pediatr Int |volume = 46 |issue = 6 |pages = 663–8 |year = 2004 |pmid = 15660864 |doi = 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2004.01968.x }}</ref> The mumps vaccine was introduced into the United States in December 1967: since its introduction, a steady decrease in the incidence of mumps has occurred, with 151,209 cases of mumps reported in 1968. From 2001 to 2008, the case average was only 265 per year, excluding an outbreak of less than 6000 cases in 2006 attributed largely to university contagion in young adults.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors = McNabb SJ, Jajosky RA, Hall-Baker PA, Adams DA, Sharp P, Worshams C, Anderson WJ, Javier AJ, Jones GJ, Nitschke DA, Rey A, Wodajo MS |title = Summary of notifiable diseases--United States, 2006 |journal = [[Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report|MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep.]] |volume = 55 |issue = 53 |pages = 1–92 |date = March 2008 |pmid = 18354375 |url = https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5553a1.htm |accessdate = 13 November 2009 |url-status = live |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20091117154942/http://www.cdc.gov/mmwR/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5553a1.htm |archivedate = 17 November 2009 |df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |author = Susan Brink |date = 14 April 2008 |title = Mumps despite shots |newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]] |url = http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-mumps14apr14,1,547450.story |accessdate = 22 February 2013 |url-status = live |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080516230414/http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-mumps14apr14,1,547450.story |archivedate = 16 May 2008 |df = dmy-all }}</ref>


== Management ==
==Transmission==
The mumps virus is mainly transmitted by inhalation or oral contact with respiratory droplets or secretions. In experiments, mumps could develop after [[inoculation]] either via the mouth or the nose. Respiratory transmission is also supported by the presence of MuV in cases of respiratory illness without parotitis, detection in nasal samples, and transmission between people in close contact.<ref name=rubin /> MuV is excreted in saliva from approximately one week before to eight days after the onset of symptoms,<ref name=su /> peaking at the onset of parotitis,<ref name=kutty /> though it has also been identified in the saliva of asymptomatic individuals.<ref name=rubin />
The treatment of mumps is [[supportive treatment|supportive]].<ref name=Davis2010 /> Symptoms may be relieved by the application of intermittent ice or heat to the affected neck/testicular area and by [[acetaminophen]] for pain relief.<ref name=Davis2010 /> Warm saltwater [[gargle]]s, soft foods, and extra fluids may also help relieve symptoms. [[Acetylsalicylic acid]] (aspirin) is not used to treat children due to the risk of [[Reye syndrome]].<ref>{{cite web |title = Mumps – National Library of Medicine – Pubmed Health |url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002524/ |accessdate = 14 January 2015 |url-status = live |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141017215609/http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002524/ |archivedate = 17 October 2014 |df = dmy-all }}</ref>


[[Vertical transmission|Mother-to-child transmission]] has been observed in various forms. In non-human primates, placental transmission has been observed, which is supported by isolation of MuV from spontaneous and planned aborted fetuses during maternal mumps. MuV has also been isolated from newborns whose mother was infected. While MuV has been detected in breast milk, it is unclear if the virus can be transmitted through it.<ref name=rubin /> Other manners of transmission include direct contact with infected droplets or saliva, [[fomite]]s contaminated by saliva, and possibly urine.<ref name=kutty /><ref name=davis /><ref name=masarani /> Most transmissions likely occur before the development of symptoms and up to five days after such time.<ref name=kutty />
No effective postexposure recommendation is made to prevent secondary transmission, nor is the postexposure use of vaccine or [[immunoglobulin]] effective.<ref name="urlMumps Clinical Information – Minnesota Dept. of Health">{{cite web |url = http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/mumps/hcp/clinical.html |title = Mumps Clinical Information – Minnesota Dept. of Health |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110519011342/http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/mumps/hcp/clinical.html |archivedate = 19 May 2011 |df = dmy-all }}</ref> Also, no available evidence regarding the [[Chinese herbology|Chinese herbal medicine]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Shu |first1=Min |last2=Zhang |first2=Yi Qiong |last3=Li |first3=Zhiyao |last4=Liu |first4=Guan J |last5=Wan |first5=Chaomin |last6=Wen |first6=Yang |title=Chinese medicinal herbs for mumps |journal=Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |date=18 April 2015 |volume=2015 |issue=4 |pages=CD008578 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD008578.pub3|pmid=25887348 |pmc=7198052 }}</ref>


In susceptible populations, a single case can cause up to 12 new cases. The time period when a person is contagious lasts from two days before the onset of symptoms to nine days after symptoms have ceased. Asymptomatic carriers of the mump virus can also transmit the virus.<ref name=davis /> These factors are thought to be reasons why controlling the spread of mumps is difficult.<ref name=rubin /> Furthermore, reinfection can occur after a natural infection or vaccination,<ref name=who /> indicating that lifelong immunity is not guaranteed after infection.<ref name=latner /> Vaccinated individuals who are infected appear to be less contagious than the unvaccinated.<ref name=kutty />
Mumps is considered most contagious in the 5 days after the onset of symptoms, and [[Isolation (health care)|isolation]] is recommended during this period. In someone who has been admitted to the hospital, standard and droplet precautions are needed. People who work in healthcare cannot work for 5 days.<ref name=Kutty2010 />


The average number of new cases generated from a single case in a susceptible population, called the [[basic reproduction number]], is 4-7. Given this, it is estimated that a vaccination rate between 79-100% is needed to achieve [[herd immunity]]. Outbreaks continue to occur in places that have vaccination rates exceeding 90%, however, suggesting that other factors may influence disease transmission. Outbreaks that have occurred in these vaccinated communities typically occur in highly crowded areas such as school and military dormitories.<ref name=ramanathan >{{cite journal |vauthors=Ramanathan R, Voigt EA, Kennedy RB, Poland GA |date=18 June 2018 |title=Knowledge gaps persist and hinder progress in eliminating mumps |url= |journal=Vaccine |volume=36 |issue=26 |pages=3721–3726 |doi=10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.05.067 |pmc=6031229 |pmid=29784466 |access-date=}}</ref>
== Epidemiology ==

{{See also|List of modern mumps outbreaks}}
==Pathogenesis==
In the United States, typically between a few hundred and few thousand cases occur in a year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mumps {{!}} Cases and Outbreaks {{!}} CDC|url=https://www.cdc.gov/mumps/outbreaks.html|website=www.cdc.gov|accessdate=21 April 2017|language=en-us|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501031116/https://www.cdc.gov/mumps/outbreaks.html|archivedate=1 May 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Many aspects of the pathogenesis of mumps are poorly understood and are primarily inferred based on observations from the clinical features of the disease and experimental infections in laboratory animals. These animal studies may be unreliable for various reasons, including unnatural methods of inoculation.<ref name=rubin /> Following exposure, the virus infects epithelial cells in the upper respiratory tract that express [[sialic acid]] receptors on their surface. After initial infection, the virus spreads to the parotid glands, causing the signature parotitis.<ref name=junghanss /> It is thought that shortly after infection the virus spreads to [[lymph node]]s, in particular T-cells, which results in the presence of viruses in the blood, called viremia.<ref name=su /><ref name=rubin /> Viremia lasts for 7-10 days, during which MuV spreads throughout the body.<ref name=davis />

In mumps orchitis, infection leads to: parenchymal edema; congestion, or separation, of the [[seminiferous tubules]]; and perivascular infilitration by lymphocytes. The [[Tunica albuginea of testis|tunica albuginea]] forms a barrier against edema, causing an increase in intratesticular pressure that causes necrosis of the seminiferous tubules. The seminiferous tubules also experience [[Hyaline|hyalinization]], i.e. degeneration into a translucent glass-like substance, which can cause [[fibrosis]] and atrophy of the testes.<ref name=davis /><ref name=masarani />

In up to half of cases, MuV infiltrates the central nervous system (CNS), where it may cause meningitis, encephalitis, or hydrocephalus. Mumps is rarely fatal, so few post-mortem analyses have been done to analyze CNS involvement. Of these, fluid buildup, congestion, and hemorrhaging in the brain, white blood cell infilitration in the perivascular spaces in the brain, [[Gliosis|reactive changes to glial cells]] and [[Demyelinating disease|damage to the myelin sheaths surrounding neurons]] were observed. [[Neuron]]s appear to be relatively unaffected.<ref name=rubin />

In laboratory tests on rodents, MuV appears to enter the CNS first through [[cerebrospinal fluid]] (CSF), then spreading to the [[ventricular system]]. There, MuV replicates in [[ependymal cell]]s that line the ventricles, which allows the virus to enter the brain [[parenchyma]]. This often leads to MuV infecting [[pyramidal cell]]s in the [[cerebral cortex]] and [[hippocampus]]. Infected ependymal cells become inflamed, lose their [[cilia]], and collapse into CSF, which may be the cause of the [[Stenosis|narrowing]] of the [[cerebral aqueduct]] thought to cause mumps hydrocephalus.<ref name=rubin />

In humans, mumps hydrocephalus may be due to obstruction of the cerebral aqueduct with dilatation of the lateral and third ventricles, obstruction of the [[Interventricular foramina (neuroanatomy)|interventricular foramina]], or obstruction of the [[Median aperture|median]] and [[Lateral aperture|lateral]] apertures. Ependymal cells have been isolated from CSF of mumps patients, suggesting that animals and humans share hydrocephalus pathogenesis. Hydrocephalus has also been observed in the absence of canal obstruction, however, indicating that obstruction may be a result of external compression by [[Edema|edematous]] tissue and not related to hydrocephalus.<ref name=rubin />

Deafness from mumps may be caused by MuV infection in CSF, which has contact with the [[perilymph]] of the inner ear, possibly leading to infection of the [[cochlea]], or it may occur as a result of inner ear infection via viremia that leads to inflammation in the [[endolymph]]. Hearing loss may also be caused indirectly by the immune response. In animal studies, MuV has been isolated from the [[vestibular ganglion]], which may explain vestibular symptoms such as vertigo that often co-occur with deafness.<ref name=rubin />

==Immune response==
Even though MuV has just one serotype, significant variation in the quantity of genotype-specific sera needed to neutralize different genotypes ''in vitro'' has been observed.<ref name=latner /><ref name=beleni >{{cite journal |vauthors=Beleni AI, Borgmann S |date=31 July 2018 |title=Mumps in the Vaccination Age: Global Epidemiology and the Situation in Germany |url=https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/8/1618/htm |journal=Int J Environ Res Public Health |volume=15 |issue=8 |pages=1618 |doi=10.3390/ijerph15081618 |pmc=6121553 |pmid=30065192 |access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref> Neutralizing antibodies in the salivary glands may be important in restricting MuV replication and transmission via saliva, as the level of viral secretion in saliva inversely correlates to the quantity of MuV-specific [[Immunoglobulin A|IgA]] produced.<ref name=su /> The neutralizing ability of salivary IgA appears to be greater than serum [[Immunoglobulin G|IgG]] and [[Immunoglobulin M|IgM]].<ref name=kutty />

It has been proposed that symptomatic infections in the vaccinated may be because [[Memory T cell|memory T lymphocytes]] generated as a result of vaccination may be necessary but insufficient for protection. The immune system in general appears to have a relatively weak response to the mumps virus, indicated by various measures: antibody production appears to be predominately directed toward non-neutralizing viral proteins, and there may possibly be a low quantity of MuV-specific [[Memory B cell|memory B lymphocytes]]. The amount of antibodies needed to confer immunity is unknown.<ref name=latner />

==Diagnosis==
In places where mumps is widespread, diagnosis can be made based on development of parotitis and history of exposure to someone with mumps. In places where mumps is less common, because parotitis has other causes, laboratory diagnosis may be needed to verify mumps infection.<ref name=who /> A differential diagnosis may be used to compare symptoms to other diseases, including allergic reaction, [[mastoiditis]], measles, and pediatric HIV infection and rubella.<ref name=davison /> MuV can be isolated from saliva, blood, the nasopharynx, salivary ducts,<ref name=cdc /> and seminal fluid within one week of the onset of symptoms,<ref name=davis /> as well as from [[cell culture]]s.<ref name=who /> In meningitis cases, MuV can be isolated from CSF.<ref name=junghanss /> In CNS cases, a [[lumbar puncture]] may be used to rule out other potential causes,<ref name=shu /> which shows normal opening pressure,<ref name=gupta /> more than 10 [[leukocyte]]s per cubic millimeter, elevated lymphocyte count in CSF, polymorphonuclear leukocytes up to 25% of the time, often a mildly elevated protein level, and a slightly reduced glucose ratio up to 30% of the time.<ref name=junghanss />

Mumps-specific IgM antibodies in serum or oral fluid specimens can be used to identify mumps. IgM quantities peak up to 8 days after the onset of symptoms,<ref name=who /> and IgM can be measured by [[enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay]]s (ELISA) 7-10 days after the onset of symptoms. Sensitivity to IgM testing is variable, ranging from as low as 24-51%<ref name=davis /> to 75% in the first week and 100% thereafter.<ref name=gupta /> Throughout infection, IgM titres increase four-fold between the acute phase and recovery.<ref name=davis /> False negatives can occur in people previously infected or vaccinated, in which case a rise is serum IgG may be more useful for diagnosis. False positives can occur after infection of [[parainfluenza virus]]es 1 and 3 and [[Newcastle disease virus]] as well as recently after mumps vaccination.<ref name=cdc /><ref name=senanayake />

Antibody titers can also be measured with [[complement fixation test]]s, [[hemagglutination assay]]s, and neutralization tests.<ref name=junghanss /> In vaccinated people, antibody-based diagnosis can be difficult since IgM often times cannot be detected in acute phase serum samples. In these instances, it is easier to identify MuV RNA from oral fluid, a throat swab, or urine.<ref name=who /> In meningitis cases, MuV-specific IgM can be found in CSF in half of cases, and IgG in a 30-90%, sometimes lasting for more than a year with increased white blood cell count. These findings are not associated with increased risk of long-term complications.<ref name=gupta /><ref name=senanayake /> Most parotitis cases have elevated white blood cell count in CSF.<ref name=junghanss />

Real-time [[reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction]] (rRT-PCR) can be used to detect MuV RNA from the first day that symptoms appear, declining over the next 8-10 days.<ref name=who /> rRT-PCR of saliva is typically positive from 2-3 days before parotitis develops to 4-5 days after and has a sensitivity of about 70%.<ref name=senanayake /> Since MuV replicates in kidneys, viral culture and RNA detection in urine can be used for diagnosis up to two weeks after symptoms begin,<ref name=gupta /> though rRT-PCR used to identify the virus in urine has a very low sensitivity compared to virus cultures at below 30%.<ref name=senanayake /> In meningoencephalitis cases, a nested RT-PCR is able to detect MuV RNA in CSF up to two years after infection.<ref name=gupta />

In sialadenitis cases, imaging shows enlargement of the salivary glands, fat stranding, and thickening of the [[superficial cervical fascia]] and [[platysma muscle]]s, which are situated on the front side of the neck. If parotitis only occurs one side, then detection of mumps-specific IgM antibodies, IgG titer, or PCR is required for diagnosis.<ref name=kessler /> In cases of pancreatitis, there may be elevated levels of [[lipase]] or [[amylase]], an enzyme found in saliva and the pancreas.<ref name=gupta /><ref name=junghanss /><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Skrha J, Stepan J, Sixtova E |title=Amylase isoenzymes in mumps |journal=Eur J Pediatr |volume=132 |issue=2 |pages=99–105 |date=October 1979 |doi=10.1007/BF00447376 |pmid=499265 |s2cid=28963086}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.labtestsonline.org.uk/understanding/analytes/amylase/test.html |title=Amylase Test |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=Lab Tests Online |publisher= |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090329055737/http://www.labtestsonline.org.uk/understanding/analytes/amylase/test.html |archive-date=29 March 2009}}</ref>

Mumps orchitis is usually diagnosed by white blood cell count, with normal [[White blood cell differential|differential white blood cell]] counts. A [[complete blood count]] can show above or below average white blood cell count and an elevated [[C-reactive protein]] level. Urine analysis can exclude bacterial infections. If orchitis is present with normal urine analysis, negative urethral cultures, and negative midstream urine, then that can indicate mumps orchitis. Ultrasounds typically show diffuse hyper-vascularity, increased volume of the testes and epididymis, lower than usual [[echogenecity|ability to return ultrasound signals]], swelling of the epididymis, and formation of [[hydrocele]]s. Echo color doppler ultrasound is more effective at detecting orchitis than ultrasound alone.<ref name=davis />

==Treatment==
Mumps is usually self-limiting, and no specific antiviral treatments exist for it, so treatment is aimed at alleviating symptoms and preventing complications. Non-medicinal ways to manage the disease include bed rest, using ice or heat packs on the neck and scrotum, consuming more fluids, eating soft food, and gargling with warm salt water.<ref name=pmh /><ref name=davis /> Anti-fever medications may be used during the febrile period,<ref name=shu /> excluding [[aspirin]] when given to children, which may cause [[Reye syndrome]].<ref name=pmh /> Analgesics may also be provided to control pain from mumps inflammatory conditions.<ref name=shu /> For seizures, anticonvulsants may be used. In severe neurological cases, ventilators may be used to support breathing.<ref name=gupta />

Intramuscular mumps immunoglobulin may be of benefit when administered early in some cases, but it has not shown benefit in outbreaks. Although not recommended, intravenous immunoglobulin therapy may reduce the rates of some complications.<ref name=davis /> Antibiotics may be used as a precaution in cases in which bacterial infection cannot be ruled out as well as to prevent secondary bacterial infection.<ref name=davis /><ref name=masarani /> Autoimmune-based disorders connected to mumps are treatable with intravenous immunoglobulin.<ref name=shu />

Various types of treatment for mumps orchitis have been be used, but no specific treatment is recommended due to each method's limitations. These measures are primarily based around relieving testicular pain and reducing intratesticular pressure to reduce the likelihood of testicular atrophy.<ref name=davis /><ref name=masarani /> [[IFNA2|Interferon-α2α]] interferes with viral replication, so it has been postulated to be useful in preventing testicular damage and infertility.<ref name=davis /> [[Interferon alfa-2b]] may reduce the duration of symptoms and incidence of complications.<ref name=masarani /><ref name=shu /> In cases of hydrocele formation, excess fluid can be removed.<ref name=davis />

==Prognosis==
Prognosis for most people who experience mumps is excellent as long-term complications and death are rare. Hospitalization is typically not required.<ref name=kutty /> Mumps is usually self-limiting and symptoms resolve spontaneously within two weeks as the immune system clears the virus from the body.<ref name=rubin /><ref name=davis /> In high-risk groups such as immunocompromised persons, prognosis is considered to be the same as for other groups.<ref name=kutty /> For most people, infection leads to lifelong immunity against future infection. Reinfections appear to be more mild and atypical than the first infection.<ref name=davis /> The overall [[case-fatality rate]] of mumps is 1.6-3.8 people per 10,000, and these deaths typically occur in those who develop encephalitis.<ref name=rubin />

Mumps orchitis typically resolves within two weeks. In 20% of cases, the testicles may be tender for a few more weeks. Atrophy, or reduction of size, of the involve testicle occurs in 30-50% of orchitis cases, which may lead to abnormalities in sperm creation and fertility such as [[Oligospermia|low sperm count]], [[Azoospermia|absence of sperm in semen]], [[Asthenozoospermia|reduced sperm motility]], reduced fertility (hypofertility) in 13% of cases, and rarely sterility. Hypofertility can, however, occur in cases without atrophy. Abnormalities in sperm creation can persist for months to years after recovery from the initial infection, the length of which increases as the severity of orchitis increases. Examination of these cases shows decreased testicular volume, tenderness of the testicles, and a feeling of inconsistency when handling the testicles. Infertility is linked to severe cases of orchitis affecting both testes followe by testicular atrophy, which may develop up to one year after the initial infection. Of bilateral orchitis cases, 30-87% experience infertility. There is a weak association between orchitis and later development of epididymitis and testicular tumors.<ref name=rubin /><ref name=davis /><ref name=masarani />

Mumps meningitis typically resolves within 3-10 days without long-term complications.<ref name=cdc /> In meningoencephalitis cases, higher protein levels in CSF and a lower CSF glucose to blood glucose ratio are associated with longer periods of hospitalization.<ref name=kanra /> Approximately 1% of those whose CNS is affected die from mumps.<ref name=gupta /><ref name=senanayake /> Post-infectious encephalitis tends to be relatively mild, whereas post-infectious encephalomyelitis has a case-faility rate of up to 10%.<ref name=senanayake /> Most cases of mumps deafness affect just one ear and are temporary, but premanent hearing loss occurs in 0.005% of infections.<ref name=rubin /><ref name=shu /> Myocarditis and pericarditis that occur as a result of mumps may lead to [[endocardial fibroelastosis]], i.e. thickening of the [[endocardium]].<ref name=gupta /><ref name=shu /> With extreme rarity, infertility and premature [[menopause]] have occurred as a result of mumps oophoritis.<ref name=rubin />

==Prevention==
{| class="wikitable" align=right style="margin:1em"
|+ Select mumps combination vaccines<ref name=su />
! Vaccine !! Strain !! MMR(V)
|-
| MMR II || Jeryl Lynn || MMR
|-
| Morupar || Urabe AM9 || MMR
|-
| Priorix || Jeryl Lynn RIT 4385 || MMR
|-
| Trimovax || Urabe AM9 || MMR
|-
| Triviraten || Rubini || MMR
|-
| Priorix-Tetra || Jeryl Lynn RIT 4385 || MMRV
|-
| ProQuad || Jeryl Lynn || MMRV
|}

Mumps is preventable with vaccination. Mumps vaccines use [[Attenuated vaccine|live attenuated]] viruses.<ref name=davison /> Most countries include mumps vaccination in their immunization programs, and the [[MMR vaccine]], which also protects against [[measles]] and [[rubella]], is the most commonly used mumps vaccine.<ref name=who /> Mumps vaccination can also be done on its own<ref name=japan >{{cite web |url=https://www.jpeds.or.jp/uploads/files/20180801_JPS%20Schedule%20English.pdf |title=Changes in the Immunization Schedule Recommended by the Japan Pediatric Society |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1 August 2018 |website=Japan Pediatric Society |publisher=Japan Pediatric Society |format=PDF |access-date=30 October 2020 |quote=}}</ref> and as a part of the [[MMRV vaccine]], which also provides protection against measles, rubella, [[chickenpox]], and [[shingles]]. More than 120 countries have adopted mumps vaccination, but coverage remains low in most African, South Asian, and Southeast Asian countries.<ref name=beleni /> In countries that have implemented mumps vaccination, significant declines in mumps cases and complications caused by infection such as encephalitis have been observed.<ref name=who /> Mumps vaccines are typically administered in early childhood, but may also be given in adolescence and adulthood if need be.<ref name=cdc /><ref name=beleni /><ref name=mdh >{{cite web |url=http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/mumps/hcp/clinical.html |title=Mumps Clinical Information – Minnesota Dept. of Health |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519011342/http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/mumps/hcp/clinical.html |archivedate=19 May 2011 |access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref> Vaccination is expected to be capable of neutralizing wild-type MuVs not included in the vaccine since they do not appear to escape from vaccine-derived immunity.<ref name=latner />

A variety of virus strains have been used in mumps vaccines, including the Jeryl Lynn (JL), Leningrad-3, Leningrad-3-Zagreb (L-Zagreb), Rubini, and Urabe AM9 strains. Some other less prominent strains exist that are typically confined to individual countries. These include the Hoshino, Miyahara, Torii, and NK M-46 strains that have been produced in Japan and the S-12 strain, which is used by Iran.<ref name=su /><ref name=peltola >{{cite journal |vauthors=Peltola H, Kulkarni PS, Kapre SV, Paunio M, Jadhav SS, Dhere RM |date=15 August 2007 |title=Mumps outbreaks in Canada and the United States: time for new thinking on mumps vaccines |url=https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/45/4/459/425811 |journal=Clin Infect Dis |volume=45 |issue=4 |pages=459-466 |doi=10.1086/520028 |pmc= |pmid=17638194 |access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref> Mild adverse reactions are relatively common, including fever and rash,<ref name=cdc /> but aseptic meningitis also occurs at varying rates.<ref name=su /><ref name=peltola /> Other rare adverse reactions include meningoencephalitis, parotitis, deafness from inner ear damage, orchitis, and pancreatitis.<ref name=senanayake /> Safety and effectiveness vary by vaccine strain:<ref name=su /><ref name=peltola />
*Rubini is safe but because of its low effectiveness in outbreaks, its use has been abandoned.
*JL is relatively safe and has a relatively high effectiveness. The effectiveness is, though, is significantly lower in outbreaks. A modified version of JL vaccines is RIT 4385, which is also considered safe.
*Urabe and Leningrad-3 are both at least as about as effective as JL but are less safe.
*L-Zagreb, a modified version of Leningrad-3, is considered safe and effective, including in outbreaks.

Mumps protection from the MMR vaccine is higher after two doses than one<ref name=demicheli >{{cite journal |vauthors=Demicheli V, Rivetti A, Debalini MG, Pietrantonj CD |date=15 February 2012 |title=Vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella in children |url= |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |volume=2012 |issue=2 |pages=CD004407 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD004407.pub3 |pmc=6458016 |pmid=22336803 |access-date=}}</ref> and is estimated to be between 79% and 95%, lower than the degree of protection against measles and rubella. This, however, has still been sufficient to nearly eliminate mumps in countries that vaccinate against it as well as significantly reduce frequencies of complications among the vaccinated.<ref name=latner /> If at least one dose is received, then hospitalization rates are reduced by an estimated 50% among the infected.<ref name=beleni /> Compared to the MMR vaccine, the MMRV vaccine appears to be less effective in terms of providing mumps protection.<ref name=ma >{{cite journal |vauthors=Ma SJ, Li X, Xiong YQ, Yao AL, Chen Q |date=November 2015 |title=Combination Measles-Mumps-Rubella-Varicella Vaccine in Healthy Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Immunogenicity and Safety |url= |journal=Medicine (Baltimore) |volume=94 |issue=44 |pages=e1721 |doi=10.1097/MD.0000000000001721 |pmc=4915870 |pmid=26554769 |access-date=}}</ref> A difficulty in assessing vaccine effectiveness is that there is no clear correlate of immunity, so it is not possible to predict if a person has acquired immunity from the vaccine.<ref name=latner />

There is a lack of data on the effectiveness of a third dose of the MMR vaccine. In an outbreak in which a third dose was administered, it was unclear if it had any effect on reducing disease incidence, and it only appeared to boost antibodies in those who previously had little or no antibodies to mumps.<ref name=latner /> Contraindications for mumps vaccines include prior allergic reaction to any ingredients or to [[neomycin]], pregnancy, [[immunosuppression]], a moderate or severe illness, having received a blood product recently, and, for MMRV vaccines specifically, a personal or familial history of seizures.<ref name=cdc /> It is also advised that women not become pregnant in the four weeks after MMR vaccination.<ref name=mdh /> No effective prophylaxis exists for mumps after one has been exposed to the virus, so vaccination or receiving immunoglobulin after exposure does not prevent progression to illness.<ref name=cdc /><ref name=davis /><ref name=gupta />

For people who are infected or suspected to be infected, isolation is important in preventing the spread of the disease.<ref name=levine /><ref name=mdh /> This includes abstaining from school, childcare, work, and other settings in which people gather together. In health care settings, it is recommended that health care workers use precautions such as face masks to reduce the likelihood of infection and to abstain from work if they develop mumps. Additional measures taken in health care facilities include reducing wait times for mumps patients, having mumps patients wear masks, and cleaning and disinfecting areas that mumps patients use.<ref name=mdh /> The virus can be inactivated by means of formalin, ether, chloroform, heat, or ultraviolet light.<ref name=cdc />

==Epidemiology==
Mumps is found worldwide.<ref name=davison /> In the absence of vaccination against mumps, as occurred before vaccination was introduced, there are between 100 and 1,000 cases per 100,000 people each year, i.e. 0.1% to 1% of the population are infected each year. The number of cases peaks every 2-5 years,<ref name=who /> with incidence highest in children 5-9 years old.<ref name=shu /> According to seroconversion surveys done prior to the start of mumps vaccination, a sharp increase in mumps antibody levels at age 2-3 was observed. Furthermore, 50% of 4-6 year olds, 90% of 14-15 year olds, and 95% of adults had tested positive to prior exposure to mumps, indicating that nearly all people are eventually infected in unvaccinated populations.<ref name=su /><ref name=rubin />

Prior to the start of vaccination, mumps accounted for 10% of meningitis cases and about a third of encephalitis cases.<ref name=cdc /> Worldwide, mumps is the most common cause of inflammation of the salivary glands.<ref name=kessler /> In children, mumps is the most common cause of deafness in one ear in cases when the inner ear is damaged.<ref name=rubin /> Asymptomatic infections are more common in adults,<ref name=who /> and the rate of asymptomatic infections is very high, up to two-thirds, in vaccinated populations. Mumps vaccination has the effect of increasing the average age of the infected in vaccinated populations that have not previously experienced a mumps outbreak.<ref name=beleni /> While infection rates appear to be the same in males and females, males appear to experience symptoms and complications, including neurological involvement, at a higher rate than females.<ref name=su /><ref name=junghanss /> Symptoms are more severe in adolescents and adults than in children.<ref name=senanayake />

It is common for outbreaks of mumps to occur. These outbreaks typically occur in crowded spaces where the virus can spread from person to person easily, such as schools, military barracks, prisons, and sports clubs.<ref name=su /><ref name=davis /> Since the introduction of vaccines, the frequency of mumps has declined dramatically, as have complications caused by mumps. The epidemiology in countries that vaccinate reflects the number doses administered, age at vaccination, and vaccination rates. If vaccine coverage is insufficient, then herd immuntiy may be unobtainable and the average age of infection will increase, leading to an increase in the prevalence of complications. Risk factors that have been identified include age, exposure to a person with mumps, compromised immunity, time of year, travel history, and vaccination status.<ref name=su /> Mumps vaccination is less common in developing countries, which consequently have higher rates of mumps.<ref name=junghanss />

Cases peak in different seasons of the year in different regions. In temperate climates, cases peak in winter and spring, whereas in tropical regions no seasonality is observed.<ref name=beleni /> In Asia, mumps frequency is highest during the sammer. Additional research has shown that mumps increases in frequency as temperature and humidity increase. The seasonality of mumps is thought to be caused by several factors: fluctuation in the human immune response due to seasonal factors, such as changes in [[melatonin]] levels; behavior and lifestyle changes, such as school attendance and indoor crowding; and meteorological factors such as changes in temperature, brightness, wind, and humidity.<ref name=su />


==History==
==History==
According to Chinese medical literature, mumps was recorded as far back as 640 B.C.<ref name=shu /> The [[Greeks|Greek]] physician [[Hippocrates]] documented an outbreak on the island of [[Thasos]] in approximately 410 B.C. and provided a fuller description of the disease in the first book of ''Epidemics'' in the [[Corpus Hippocraticum]].<ref name=rubin /><ref name=history >{{cite web |url=https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/features/tracing-story-mumps-timeline/ |title=Tracing the story of mumps: a timeline |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=Pharmaceutical Technology |publisher=Pharamaceutical Technology |access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref> In modern times, the disease was first described scientifically in 1790 by British physician Robert Hamilton in ''Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh''.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Hamilton R |date=1790 |title=IX. ''An'' Account of a Distemper, ''by the common People in England vulgarly called the MUMPS'' |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/earth-and-environmental-science-transactions-of-royal-society-of-edinburgh/article/ix-an-account-of-a-distemper-by-the-common-people-in-england-vulgarly-called-the-mumps/6B8BDB14FD520BB0C196FA284497D191 |journal=Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh |volume=2 |issue=2 |pages=59-72 |doi= |pmc= |pmid= |access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref> During the [[First World War]], mumps was one of the most debilitating diseases among soldiers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/diseases-in-world-war-i.html |title=Diseases in World War I |vauthors=Van-Way CW, Marble WS, Thompson G |date= |website=The United States World War I Centennial Commission |publisher=United States Foundation for the Commemoration of the World Wars |access-date=30 October 2020 |quote=}}</ref> In 1934, the etiology of the disease, the mumps virus, was discovered by Claude D. Johnson and Ernest William Goodpasture. They found that [[rhesus macaque]]s exposed to saliva taken from humans in the early stages of the disease developed mumps. Furthermore, they showed that mumps could then be transferred to children via filtered and sterilized, bacteria-less preparations of macerated monkey parotid tissue, showing that it was a viral disease.<ref name=rubin /><ref name=history />
Mumps has been known to humans since antiquity. It was mentioned by [[Hippocrates]] in his ''[[:s:Of the Epidemics|Of the Epidemics]]'' written in 400 BC, wherein he described the painful swelling of the parotid glands and testicles.<ref name=Pink2012/><ref name="Samal2011">{{cite book|last=Samal|first=Siba K.|title=The Biology of Paramyxoviruses|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9VOnhnJ3-e0C&pg=PA5|accessdate=18 March 2019|year=2011|publisher=Horizon Scientific Press|isbn=978-1-904455-85-1|page=5|archive-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913053605/https://books.google.com/books?id=9VOnhnJ3-e0C&pg=PA5|url-status=live}}</ref> The disease was first described scientifically as late as 1790 by a British physician [[Robert Hamilton (physician)|Robert Hamilton]] (1721–1793) in the ''[[Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh]]''.<ref name="Samal2011"/><ref name="Encyclopedia.com">{{cite web|title=Mumps|website=World of Microbiology and Immunology, in Encyclopedia.com|date=1 March 2019|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/mumps|accessdate=18 March 2019|archive-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913053610/https://www.encyclopedia.com/medicine/diseases-and-conditions/pathology/measles|url-status=live}}</ref> The disease was one of the most medically significant diseases among the armies involved in the fighting both [[World War I]] and [[World War II]].<ref name="Samal2011"/> A number of attempts to prove that mumps is contagious failed. Its contagiousness was finally proved in 1934 by Claude D. Johnson and Ernest William Goodpasture (1886–1960), who demonstrated that mumps was transmitted by a filterable virus.<ref name="Samal2011"/>


In 1945, the mumps virus was isolated for the first time. Just a few years later, in 1948, an [[inactivated vaccine]] using killed viruses had been invented. This vaccine only provided short-term immunity and was later discontinued and replaced in the 1970s with vaccines that have live but weakened viruses, which are more effective at providing long-term immunity than the inactivated vaccine. The first of these vaccines was Mumpsvax, licensed on 30 March 1967, which used the Jeryl Lynn strain. [[Maurice Hilleman]] created this vaccine using the strain taken from his then five-year-old daughter, Jeryl Lynn. Mumpsvax was later recommended for use in 1977, and the Jeryl Lynn strain continues to be used in vaccines today.<ref name=ramanathan /><ref name=history />
== References ==


Hilleman worked to combine the attenuated mumps vaccines with measles and rubella vaccines, creating the MMR-1 vaccine. In 1971, a newer version, MMR-2, was approved for use by the US [[Food and Drug Administration]].<ref name=ramanathan /> In the 1980s, countries started recognizing the benefit of receiving multiple doses, so a two-dose immunization schedule was widely adopted.<ref name=ramanathan /><ref name=peltola /> Including MMR-2, five MMR vaccines have been created since the 1960s, the others being Triviraten, Morupar, Priorix, and Trimovax. Since the mid-2000s, two MMRV vaccines have been in use: Priorix-Tetra and ProQuad.<ref name=su />

The United States of America began to vaccinate against mumps in the 1960s, with other countries following suit.<ref name=rubin /> From 1977 to 1985, 290 cases per 100,000 people were diagnosed each year worldwide.<ref name=davis /> Although few countries recorded mumps cases after they began vaccination, those that did reported dramatic declines. From 1968 to 1982, cases declined by 97% in the USA, in Finland cases were reduced to less than 1 per 100,000 people per year,<ref name=beleni /> and a decline from 160 cases per 100,000 to 17 per 100,000 in the UK was observed from 1988 to 1995.<ref name=demicheli /> By 2001, there had been a 99.9% reduction in the number of cases in the USA and similar near-elimination in other vaccinating countries.<ref name=rubin />

In Japan in 1993, concerns over the rates of aseptic meningitis following MMR vaccination with the Urabe strain prompted the removal of MMR vaccines from the national immunization program, resulting in a dramatic increase in the number of cases.<ref name=su /><ref name=rubin /> Japan now provides voluntary mumps vaccination separately from measles and rubella.<ref name=japan /> Starting in the mid-1990s, controversies surrounding the MMR vaccine emerged. One paper connected the MMR vaccine to [[Crohn's disease]] in 1995, and another in 1998 connected it to [[autism spectrum]] disorders and [[inflammatory bowel disease]]. These papers are now considered to be fraudulent and incorrect, and no association between the MMR vaccine and the aforementioned conditions has been identified. Despite this, their publication led to a significant decline in vaccination rates, ultimately causing measles, mumps, and rubella to reemerge in places with lowered vaccination rates.<ref name=davis /><ref name=masarani /><ref name=history />

Notable outbreaks in the 21st century include more than 300,000 cases in China in 2013<ref name=shu /> and more than 56,000 cases in England and Wales in 2004-2005. In the latter outbreak, most cases were reported in then 15-24 year olds who were attending colleges and universities. This age group was thought to be vulnerable to infection because of the MMR vaccine controversies when they were to be vaccinated and due to MMR vaccine shortages that had also occurred at that time.<ref name=davis /> Similar outbreaks in densely crowded environments have frequently occurred in many other countries, including the USA, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Belgium.<ref name=ramanathan />

===Resurgence===
In the 21st century, mumps has reemerged in many places that vaccinate against it, causing recurrent outbreaks. These outbreaks have largely affected adolescents and young adults in densely crowded spaces, such as schools, sports teams, religious gatherings, and the military, and it is expected that outbreaks will continue to occur. The cause of this reemergence is subject to debate, and various factors have been proposed, including waning immunity from vaccination, low vaccination rates, vaccine failure, and potential antigenic variation of the mumps virus.<ref name=su /><ref name=rubin /><ref name=ramanathan /><ref name=beleni />

Waning immunity from vaccines is likely the primary cause of the mumps resurgence. In the past, subclinical natural infections provided boosts to immunity similar to vaccines. As time went on with vaccine use, these asymptomatic infections declined in frequency, likely leading to a reduction in long-term immunity against mumps. With less long-term immunity, the effects of waning vaccine immunity became more prominent, and vaccinated individuals have frequently fallen ill from mumps. A third dose of the vaccine provided in adolescence has been considered to address this as some studies support this. Other research indicates that a third dose may only be useful for short-term immunity in responding to outbreaks,<ref name=latner /><ref name=ramanathan /> which is recommended for at-risk persons by the [[Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices]] of the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]].<ref name=su />

Low vaccination rates have been implicated as the cause of some outbreaks in the UK, Canada, Sweden, and Japan, whereas outbreaks in other places, such as the USA, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands, have occurred mainly among the vaccinated. Compared to the measles and rubella vaccines, mumps vaccines appear to have a relatively high failure rate, varying depending on the vaccine strain. This has been addressed by providing two vaccine doses, supported by recent outbreaks among the vaccinated having primarily occurred among those who only received one dose. Lastly, certain mumps virus lineages are highly divergent genetically from vaccine strains, which may cause a mismatch between protection against vaccine strains and non-vaccine strains, though research is inconclusive on this matter.<ref name=su /><ref name=ramanathan />

===Etymology===
The word "mumps" is first attested circa 1600 and is the plural form of "mump", meaning "grimace", originally a verb meaning "to whine or mutter like a beggar". The disease was likely called mumps in reference to the swelling caused by mumps parotitis, reflecting its impact on facial expressions and the painful, difficult swallowing that it causes. "Mumps" was also used starting from the 17th century to mean "a fit of melancholy, sullenness, silent displeasure".<ref name=davis /><ref name=etymology >{{cite web |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/mumps#etymonline_v_19269 |title=mumps (n.) |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=Etymonline |publisher=Online Etymology Dictionary |access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref> Mumps is sometimes called "epidemic parotitis".<ref name=kutty /><ref name=pmh /><ref name=shu />

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Mumps
Other namesEpidemic parotitis
Child with mumps
SpecialtyInfectious disease
SymptomsParotitis and non-specific symptoms such as fever, headache, malaise, muscle pain, and loss of appetite
ComplicationsDeafness, inflammatory conditions such as orchitis, oophoritis, and pancreatitis, and rarely sterility
Usual onset7-25 days after exposure
DurationUsually less than two weeks
CausesMumps virus
Risk factorsExposure to someone with mumps
Diagnostic methodAntibody testing, viral cultures, and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
PreventionVaccination
TreatmentSupportive
MedicationPain medication, intravenous immunoglobulin
PrognosisUsually excellent; case fatality rate of 1.6-3.8 people per 10,000
FrequencyMost common in childhood and in countries that do not vaccinate

Mumps is a viral disease caused by the mumps virus. Initial symptoms are non-specific and include fever, headache, malaise, muscle pain, and loss of appetite. These symptoms are usually followed by painful swelling of the parotid glands, called parotitis, which is the most common symptom of infection. Symptoms typically occur 16 to 18 days after exposure to the virus and resolve within two weeks. About one third of infections are asymptomatic. Complications include deafness and a wide range of inflammatory conditions, of which inflammation of the testes, breasts, ovaries, pancreas, meninges, and brain are the most common. Testicular inflammation may result in reduced fertility and rarely sterility.

Humans are the only natural host of the mumps virus, an RNA virus in the family Paramyxoviridae. The virus is primarily transmitted by respiratory secretions such as droplets and saliva, as well as via direct contact with an infected person. Mumps is highly contagious and spreads easily in densely populated settings. Transmission can occur from one week before the onset of symptoms to eight days after. During infection, the virus first infects the upper respiratory tract. From there, it spreads to the salivary glands and lymph nodes. Infection of the lymph nodes leads to presence of the virus in blood, which spreads the virus throughout the body. Mumps infection is usually self-limiting, coming to an end as the immune system clears the infection.

In places where mumps is common, it can be diagnosed based on clinical presentation. In places where mumps is less common, however, laboratory diagnosis using antibody testing, viral cultures, or real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction may be needed. There is no specific treatment for mumps, so treatment is supportive in nature and includes bed rest and pain relief. Prognosis is usually excellent with a full recovery as death and long-term complications are rare. Infection can be prevented with vaccination, either via an individual mumps vaccine or through combination vaccines such as the MMR vaccine, which also protects against measles and rubella. The spread of the disease can also be preventing by isolating infected individuals.

Mumps historically has been a highly prevalent disease, commonly occurring in outbreaks in densely crowded spaces. In the absence of vaccination, infection normally occurs in childhood, most frequently at the ages of 5-9. Symptoms and complications are more common in males and more severe in adolescents and adults. Infection is most common in winter and spring in temperate climates, whereas no seasonality is observed in tropical regions. Written accounts of mumps have existed since ancient times, and the cause of mumps, the mumps virus, was discovered in 1934. By the 1970s, vaccines had been created to protect against infection, and countries that have adopted mumps vaccination have seen a near-elimination of the disease. In the 21st century, however, there has been a resurgence in the number of cases in many countries that vaccinate, primarily among adolescents and young adults, due to multiple factors such as waning vaccine immunity and opposition to vaccination.

Signs and symptoms

Common symptoms

The incubation period, the time between the start of infection and when symptoms begin to show, is about 7-25 days,[1][2] averaging 16-18 days.[3] 20-40%[4] of infections are asymptomatic or are restricted to mild respiratory symptoms, sometimes with a fever.[5][6] Over the course of the disease, three distinct phases are recognized: prodromal, early acute, and established acute. The prodromal phase typically has non-specific, mild symptoms such as a low-grade fever, headache, malaise, muscle pain, loss of appetite, and sore throat.[5][7][8] In the early acute phase, as the mumps virus spreads throughout the body, systemic symptoms emerge. Most commonly, parotitis occurs during this time period. During the established acute phase, orchitis, meningitis, and encephalitis may occur, and these conditions are responsible for the bulk of mumps morbidity.[5]

The parotid glands are salivary glands situated on the sides of the mouth in front of the ears. Inflammation of them, called parotitis, is the most common mumps symptom and occurs in about 90%[9] of symptomatic cases and 60-70% of total infections.[10] During mumps parotitis, usually both the left and right parotid glands experience painful swelling,[10] with unilateral swelling in a small percentage of cases.[6] Parotitis occurs 2-3 weeks after exposure to the virus, within 2 days of developing symptoms, and usually lasts for 2-3 days, but it may last as long as a week or longer.[5][7]

In 90% of parotitis cases, swelling on one side is delayed rather than both sides swelling in unison.[10] The parotid duct, which is is the opening that provides saliva from the parotid glands to the mouth, may become red, swollen, and filled with fluid. Parotitis is usually preceded by local tenderness and occasionally earache.[2][11] Other salivary glands, namely the submaxillary, submandibular, and sublingual glands, may also swell. Inflammation of these glands is rarely the only symptom.[5]

Complications

Outside of the salivary glands, inflammation of the testes, called orchitis, is the most common symptom infection. Pain, swelling, and warmness of a testis appear usually 1-2 weeks[12] after the onset of parotitis but can occur up to 6 weeks later. During mumps orchitis, the scrotum is tender and inflamed. It occurs in 10-40% of pubertal and post-pubertal males who contract mumps. Usually, mumps orchitis affects only one testis but in 10-30%[12] of cases both are affected. Mumps orchitis is accompanied by inflammation of the epididymis, called epididymitis, about 85% of the time, typically occurring before orchitis. The onsent of mumps orchitis is associated with a high-grade fever, vomiting, headache, and malaise.[5][10] In prepubertal males, orchitis is rare as symptoms are usually restricted to parotitis.[10]

A variety of other inflammatory conditions may also occur as a result of mumps virus infection, including:[5]

  • Mastitis, inflammation of the breasts, in up to about 30% of post-pubertal women[13]
  • Oophoritis, inflammation of an ovary, in 5-10% of post-pubertal women, which usually presents as pelvic pain
  • Aseptic meningitis, inflammation of the meninges, in 5-10% of cases[14] and 4-6% of those with parotitis, typically occurring 4-10 days after the onset of symptoms. Mumps meningitis can also occur up to one week before parotitis as well as in the absence of parotitis. It is commonly accompanied by fever, headache, vomiting, and neck stiffness.[15]
  • Pancreatitis, inflammation of the pancreas, in about 4% of cases, which causes severe pain and tenderness in the upper abdomen below the ribs
  • Encephalitis, inflammation of the brain, in less than 0.5% of cases.[14] People who experience mumps encephalitis typically experience a fever, altered consciousness, seizures, and weakness. Like meningitis, mumps encephalitis can occur in the absence of parotitis.[15]
  • Meningoencephalitis, inflammation of the brain and its surrounding membranes. Mumps meningoencephalitis is commonly accompanied by fever 97% of the time, vomiting 94% of the time, and headache 88.8% of the time.[16]
  • Nephritis, inflammation of the kidneys, which is rare because kidney involvement in mumps is usually benign but leads to presence of the virus in urine
  • Inflammation of the joints (arthritis), which may affect at least five joints (polyarthritis),[17] multiple nerves in the peripheral nervous system (polyneuritis), pneumonia,[2] gallblader without gallstones (acalculous cholecystitis), cornea and uveal tract (keratouveitis), thyroids (thyroiditis), liver (hepatitis), retina (retinitis), and corneal endothelium (corneal endothelitis), all of which are rare[5][13]
  • Recurrent sialadenitis, inflammation of the salivary glands, which is frequent[2]

A relatively common complication is deafness, which occurs in about 4% of cases.[9] Mumps deafness is often accompanied by vestibular symptoms such as vertigo and repetitive, uncontrolled eye movements. Based on electrocardiographic abnormalities in the infected, MuV also likely infects cardiac tissue, but this is usually asymptomatic. Rarely, myocarditis and pericarditis can occur. Fluid buildup in the brain, called hydrocephalus, has also been observed.[5][15] In the first trimester of pregnancy, mumps may increase the risk of miscarriage. Otherwise, mumps is not associated with birth defects.[11][13]

Other rare complications of infection include: paralysis, seizures, cranial nerve palsies, cerebellar ataxia, transverse myelitis, ascending polyradiculitis, a polio-like disease, arthropathy, autoimmune hemolytic anemia,[5] idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, Guillain–Barré syndrome, post-infectious encephalitis[13] encephalomyelitis,[17] and hemophagocytic syndrome.[10] At least one complication occurs in combination with the standard mumps symptoms in up to 42% of cases.[10] Mumps has also been connected to the onset of type 1 diabetes, and, relatedly, the mumps virus is able to infect and replicate in insulin-producing beta cells.[18] Among children, seizures occur in about 20-30% of cases involving the central nervous system.[11]

Cause

Mumps is caused by the mumps virus (MuV), scientific name Mumps orthorubulavirus, which belongs to the Orthorubulavirus genus in the Paramyxoviridae family of viruses.[19] Humans are the only natural host of the mumps virus. MuV's genome is made of RNA and contains seven genes that encode nine proteins. In MuV particles, the genome is encased by a helical capsid. The capsid is surrounded by a viral envelope that has spikes protruding from its surface. MuV particles are pleomorphic in shape and range from 100 to 600 nanometers in diameter.[5][20][21]

The replication cycle of MuV begins when the spikes on its surface bond to a cell, which then causes the envelope to fuse with the host cell's cell membrane, releasing the capsid into the host cell's cytoplasm.[5][22][23] Upon entry, the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) transcribes messenger RNA (mRNA) from the genome, which is then translated by the host cell's ribosomes to synthesize viral proteins. RdRp then begins replicating the viral genome to produce progeny.[5][23] Viral spike proteins fuse into the host cell's membrane, and new virions are formed at the sites beneath the spikes.[5][22][23] MuV then utilizes host cell proteins to leave the host cell by budding from its surface, using the host cell's membrane as the viral envelope.[22]

Twelve genotypes of MuV are recognized, named genotypes A to N, excluding E and M. These genotypes vary in frequency from region to region. For example, genotypes C, D, H, and J are more common in the western hemisphere, whereas genotypes F, G, and I are more common in Asia, although genotype G is considered to be a global genotype. Genotypes A and B have not been observed in the wild since the 1990s. MuV has just one serotype, so antibodies to one genotype are functional against all genotypes.[9] MuV is a relatively stable virus and is unlikely to experience antigenic shifting that may cause new strains to emerge.[2]

Transmission

The mumps virus is mainly transmitted by inhalation or oral contact with respiratory droplets or secretions. In experiments, mumps could develop after inoculation either via the mouth or the nose. Respiratory transmission is also supported by the presence of MuV in cases of respiratory illness without parotitis, detection in nasal samples, and transmission between people in close contact.[5] MuV is excreted in saliva from approximately one week before to eight days after the onset of symptoms,[1] peaking at the onset of parotitis,[4] though it has also been identified in the saliva of asymptomatic individuals.[5]

Mother-to-child transmission has been observed in various forms. In non-human primates, placental transmission has been observed, which is supported by isolation of MuV from spontaneous and planned aborted fetuses during maternal mumps. MuV has also been isolated from newborns whose mother was infected. While MuV has been detected in breast milk, it is unclear if the virus can be transmitted through it.[5] Other manners of transmission include direct contact with infected droplets or saliva, fomites contaminated by saliva, and possibly urine.[4][10][12] Most transmissions likely occur before the development of symptoms and up to five days after such time.[4]

In susceptible populations, a single case can cause up to 12 new cases. The time period when a person is contagious lasts from two days before the onset of symptoms to nine days after symptoms have ceased. Asymptomatic carriers of the mump virus can also transmit the virus.[10] These factors are thought to be reasons why controlling the spread of mumps is difficult.[5] Furthermore, reinfection can occur after a natural infection or vaccination,[9] indicating that lifelong immunity is not guaranteed after infection.[14] Vaccinated individuals who are infected appear to be less contagious than the unvaccinated.[4]

The average number of new cases generated from a single case in a susceptible population, called the basic reproduction number, is 4-7. Given this, it is estimated that a vaccination rate between 79-100% is needed to achieve herd immunity. Outbreaks continue to occur in places that have vaccination rates exceeding 90%, however, suggesting that other factors may influence disease transmission. Outbreaks that have occurred in these vaccinated communities typically occur in highly crowded areas such as school and military dormitories.[24]

Pathogenesis

Many aspects of the pathogenesis of mumps are poorly understood and are primarily inferred based on observations from the clinical features of the disease and experimental infections in laboratory animals. These animal studies may be unreliable for various reasons, including unnatural methods of inoculation.[5] Following exposure, the virus infects epithelial cells in the upper respiratory tract that express sialic acid receptors on their surface. After initial infection, the virus spreads to the parotid glands, causing the signature parotitis.[15] It is thought that shortly after infection the virus spreads to lymph nodes, in particular T-cells, which results in the presence of viruses in the blood, called viremia.[1][5] Viremia lasts for 7-10 days, during which MuV spreads throughout the body.[10]

In mumps orchitis, infection leads to: parenchymal edema; congestion, or separation, of the seminiferous tubules; and perivascular infilitration by lymphocytes. The tunica albuginea forms a barrier against edema, causing an increase in intratesticular pressure that causes necrosis of the seminiferous tubules. The seminiferous tubules also experience hyalinization, i.e. degeneration into a translucent glass-like substance, which can cause fibrosis and atrophy of the testes.[10][12]

In up to half of cases, MuV infiltrates the central nervous system (CNS), where it may cause meningitis, encephalitis, or hydrocephalus. Mumps is rarely fatal, so few post-mortem analyses have been done to analyze CNS involvement. Of these, fluid buildup, congestion, and hemorrhaging in the brain, white blood cell infilitration in the perivascular spaces in the brain, reactive changes to glial cells and damage to the myelin sheaths surrounding neurons were observed. Neurons appear to be relatively unaffected.[5]

In laboratory tests on rodents, MuV appears to enter the CNS first through cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), then spreading to the ventricular system. There, MuV replicates in ependymal cells that line the ventricles, which allows the virus to enter the brain parenchyma. This often leads to MuV infecting pyramidal cells in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus. Infected ependymal cells become inflamed, lose their cilia, and collapse into CSF, which may be the cause of the narrowing of the cerebral aqueduct thought to cause mumps hydrocephalus.[5]

In humans, mumps hydrocephalus may be due to obstruction of the cerebral aqueduct with dilatation of the lateral and third ventricles, obstruction of the interventricular foramina, or obstruction of the median and lateral apertures. Ependymal cells have been isolated from CSF of mumps patients, suggesting that animals and humans share hydrocephalus pathogenesis. Hydrocephalus has also been observed in the absence of canal obstruction, however, indicating that obstruction may be a result of external compression by edematous tissue and not related to hydrocephalus.[5]

Deafness from mumps may be caused by MuV infection in CSF, which has contact with the perilymph of the inner ear, possibly leading to infection of the cochlea, or it may occur as a result of inner ear infection via viremia that leads to inflammation in the endolymph. Hearing loss may also be caused indirectly by the immune response. In animal studies, MuV has been isolated from the vestibular ganglion, which may explain vestibular symptoms such as vertigo that often co-occur with deafness.[5]

Immune response

Even though MuV has just one serotype, significant variation in the quantity of genotype-specific sera needed to neutralize different genotypes in vitro has been observed.[14][25] Neutralizing antibodies in the salivary glands may be important in restricting MuV replication and transmission via saliva, as the level of viral secretion in saliva inversely correlates to the quantity of MuV-specific IgA produced.[1] The neutralizing ability of salivary IgA appears to be greater than serum IgG and IgM.[4]

It has been proposed that symptomatic infections in the vaccinated may be because memory T lymphocytes generated as a result of vaccination may be necessary but insufficient for protection. The immune system in general appears to have a relatively weak response to the mumps virus, indicated by various measures: antibody production appears to be predominately directed toward non-neutralizing viral proteins, and there may possibly be a low quantity of MuV-specific memory B lymphocytes. The amount of antibodies needed to confer immunity is unknown.[14]

Diagnosis

In places where mumps is widespread, diagnosis can be made based on development of parotitis and history of exposure to someone with mumps. In places where mumps is less common, because parotitis has other causes, laboratory diagnosis may be needed to verify mumps infection.[9] A differential diagnosis may be used to compare symptoms to other diseases, including allergic reaction, mastoiditis, measles, and pediatric HIV infection and rubella.[2] MuV can be isolated from saliva, blood, the nasopharynx, salivary ducts,[7] and seminal fluid within one week of the onset of symptoms,[10] as well as from cell cultures.[9] In meningitis cases, MuV can be isolated from CSF.[15] In CNS cases, a lumbar puncture may be used to rule out other potential causes,[13] which shows normal opening pressure,[11] more than 10 leukocytes per cubic millimeter, elevated lymphocyte count in CSF, polymorphonuclear leukocytes up to 25% of the time, often a mildly elevated protein level, and a slightly reduced glucose ratio up to 30% of the time.[15]

Mumps-specific IgM antibodies in serum or oral fluid specimens can be used to identify mumps. IgM quantities peak up to 8 days after the onset of symptoms,[9] and IgM can be measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) 7-10 days after the onset of symptoms. Sensitivity to IgM testing is variable, ranging from as low as 24-51%[10] to 75% in the first week and 100% thereafter.[11] Throughout infection, IgM titres increase four-fold between the acute phase and recovery.[10] False negatives can occur in people previously infected or vaccinated, in which case a rise is serum IgG may be more useful for diagnosis. False positives can occur after infection of parainfluenza viruses 1 and 3 and Newcastle disease virus as well as recently after mumps vaccination.[7][17]

Antibody titers can also be measured with complement fixation tests, hemagglutination assays, and neutralization tests.[15] In vaccinated people, antibody-based diagnosis can be difficult since IgM often times cannot be detected in acute phase serum samples. In these instances, it is easier to identify MuV RNA from oral fluid, a throat swab, or urine.[9] In meningitis cases, MuV-specific IgM can be found in CSF in half of cases, and IgG in a 30-90%, sometimes lasting for more than a year with increased white blood cell count. These findings are not associated with increased risk of long-term complications.[11][17] Most parotitis cases have elevated white blood cell count in CSF.[15]

Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) can be used to detect MuV RNA from the first day that symptoms appear, declining over the next 8-10 days.[9] rRT-PCR of saliva is typically positive from 2-3 days before parotitis develops to 4-5 days after and has a sensitivity of about 70%.[17] Since MuV replicates in kidneys, viral culture and RNA detection in urine can be used for diagnosis up to two weeks after symptoms begin,[11] though rRT-PCR used to identify the virus in urine has a very low sensitivity compared to virus cultures at below 30%.[17] In meningoencephalitis cases, a nested RT-PCR is able to detect MuV RNA in CSF up to two years after infection.[11]

In sialadenitis cases, imaging shows enlargement of the salivary glands, fat stranding, and thickening of the superficial cervical fascia and platysma muscles, which are situated on the front side of the neck. If parotitis only occurs one side, then detection of mumps-specific IgM antibodies, IgG titer, or PCR is required for diagnosis.[6] In cases of pancreatitis, there may be elevated levels of lipase or amylase, an enzyme found in saliva and the pancreas.[11][15][26][27]

Mumps orchitis is usually diagnosed by white blood cell count, with normal differential white blood cell counts. A complete blood count can show above or below average white blood cell count and an elevated C-reactive protein level. Urine analysis can exclude bacterial infections. If orchitis is present with normal urine analysis, negative urethral cultures, and negative midstream urine, then that can indicate mumps orchitis. Ultrasounds typically show diffuse hyper-vascularity, increased volume of the testes and epididymis, lower than usual ability to return ultrasound signals, swelling of the epididymis, and formation of hydroceles. Echo color doppler ultrasound is more effective at detecting orchitis than ultrasound alone.[10]

Treatment

Mumps is usually self-limiting, and no specific antiviral treatments exist for it, so treatment is aimed at alleviating symptoms and preventing complications. Non-medicinal ways to manage the disease include bed rest, using ice or heat packs on the neck and scrotum, consuming more fluids, eating soft food, and gargling with warm salt water.[8][10] Anti-fever medications may be used during the febrile period,[13] excluding aspirin when given to children, which may cause Reye syndrome.[8] Analgesics may also be provided to control pain from mumps inflammatory conditions.[13] For seizures, anticonvulsants may be used. In severe neurological cases, ventilators may be used to support breathing.[11]

Intramuscular mumps immunoglobulin may be of benefit when administered early in some cases, but it has not shown benefit in outbreaks. Although not recommended, intravenous immunoglobulin therapy may reduce the rates of some complications.[10] Antibiotics may be used as a precaution in cases in which bacterial infection cannot be ruled out as well as to prevent secondary bacterial infection.[10][12] Autoimmune-based disorders connected to mumps are treatable with intravenous immunoglobulin.[13]

Various types of treatment for mumps orchitis have been be used, but no specific treatment is recommended due to each method's limitations. These measures are primarily based around relieving testicular pain and reducing intratesticular pressure to reduce the likelihood of testicular atrophy.[10][12] Interferon-α2α interferes with viral replication, so it has been postulated to be useful in preventing testicular damage and infertility.[10] Interferon alfa-2b may reduce the duration of symptoms and incidence of complications.[12][13] In cases of hydrocele formation, excess fluid can be removed.[10]

Prognosis

Prognosis for most people who experience mumps is excellent as long-term complications and death are rare. Hospitalization is typically not required.[4] Mumps is usually self-limiting and symptoms resolve spontaneously within two weeks as the immune system clears the virus from the body.[5][10] In high-risk groups such as immunocompromised persons, prognosis is considered to be the same as for other groups.[4] For most people, infection leads to lifelong immunity against future infection. Reinfections appear to be more mild and atypical than the first infection.[10] The overall case-fatality rate of mumps is 1.6-3.8 people per 10,000, and these deaths typically occur in those who develop encephalitis.[5]

Mumps orchitis typically resolves within two weeks. In 20% of cases, the testicles may be tender for a few more weeks. Atrophy, or reduction of size, of the involve testicle occurs in 30-50% of orchitis cases, which may lead to abnormalities in sperm creation and fertility such as low sperm count, absence of sperm in semen, reduced sperm motility, reduced fertility (hypofertility) in 13% of cases, and rarely sterility. Hypofertility can, however, occur in cases without atrophy. Abnormalities in sperm creation can persist for months to years after recovery from the initial infection, the length of which increases as the severity of orchitis increases. Examination of these cases shows decreased testicular volume, tenderness of the testicles, and a feeling of inconsistency when handling the testicles. Infertility is linked to severe cases of orchitis affecting both testes followe by testicular atrophy, which may develop up to one year after the initial infection. Of bilateral orchitis cases, 30-87% experience infertility. There is a weak association between orchitis and later development of epididymitis and testicular tumors.[5][10][12]

Mumps meningitis typically resolves within 3-10 days without long-term complications.[7] In meningoencephalitis cases, higher protein levels in CSF and a lower CSF glucose to blood glucose ratio are associated with longer periods of hospitalization.[16] Approximately 1% of those whose CNS is affected die from mumps.[11][17] Post-infectious encephalitis tends to be relatively mild, whereas post-infectious encephalomyelitis has a case-faility rate of up to 10%.[17] Most cases of mumps deafness affect just one ear and are temporary, but premanent hearing loss occurs in 0.005% of infections.[5][13] Myocarditis and pericarditis that occur as a result of mumps may lead to endocardial fibroelastosis, i.e. thickening of the endocardium.[11][13] With extreme rarity, infertility and premature menopause have occurred as a result of mumps oophoritis.[5]

Prevention

Select mumps combination vaccines[1]
Vaccine Strain MMR(V)
MMR II Jeryl Lynn MMR
Morupar Urabe AM9 MMR
Priorix Jeryl Lynn RIT 4385 MMR
Trimovax Urabe AM9 MMR
Triviraten Rubini MMR
Priorix-Tetra Jeryl Lynn RIT 4385 MMRV
ProQuad Jeryl Lynn MMRV

Mumps is preventable with vaccination. Mumps vaccines use live attenuated viruses.[2] Most countries include mumps vaccination in their immunization programs, and the MMR vaccine, which also protects against measles and rubella, is the most commonly used mumps vaccine.[9] Mumps vaccination can also be done on its own[28] and as a part of the MMRV vaccine, which also provides protection against measles, rubella, chickenpox, and shingles. More than 120 countries have adopted mumps vaccination, but coverage remains low in most African, South Asian, and Southeast Asian countries.[25] In countries that have implemented mumps vaccination, significant declines in mumps cases and complications caused by infection such as encephalitis have been observed.[9] Mumps vaccines are typically administered in early childhood, but may also be given in adolescence and adulthood if need be.[7][25][29] Vaccination is expected to be capable of neutralizing wild-type MuVs not included in the vaccine since they do not appear to escape from vaccine-derived immunity.[14]

A variety of virus strains have been used in mumps vaccines, including the Jeryl Lynn (JL), Leningrad-3, Leningrad-3-Zagreb (L-Zagreb), Rubini, and Urabe AM9 strains. Some other less prominent strains exist that are typically confined to individual countries. These include the Hoshino, Miyahara, Torii, and NK M-46 strains that have been produced in Japan and the S-12 strain, which is used by Iran.[1][30] Mild adverse reactions are relatively common, including fever and rash,[7] but aseptic meningitis also occurs at varying rates.[1][30] Other rare adverse reactions include meningoencephalitis, parotitis, deafness from inner ear damage, orchitis, and pancreatitis.[17] Safety and effectiveness vary by vaccine strain:[1][30]

  • Rubini is safe but because of its low effectiveness in outbreaks, its use has been abandoned.
  • JL is relatively safe and has a relatively high effectiveness. The effectiveness is, though, is significantly lower in outbreaks. A modified version of JL vaccines is RIT 4385, which is also considered safe.
  • Urabe and Leningrad-3 are both at least as about as effective as JL but are less safe.
  • L-Zagreb, a modified version of Leningrad-3, is considered safe and effective, including in outbreaks.

Mumps protection from the MMR vaccine is higher after two doses than one[31] and is estimated to be between 79% and 95%, lower than the degree of protection against measles and rubella. This, however, has still been sufficient to nearly eliminate mumps in countries that vaccinate against it as well as significantly reduce frequencies of complications among the vaccinated.[14] If at least one dose is received, then hospitalization rates are reduced by an estimated 50% among the infected.[25] Compared to the MMR vaccine, the MMRV vaccine appears to be less effective in terms of providing mumps protection.[32] A difficulty in assessing vaccine effectiveness is that there is no clear correlate of immunity, so it is not possible to predict if a person has acquired immunity from the vaccine.[14]

There is a lack of data on the effectiveness of a third dose of the MMR vaccine. In an outbreak in which a third dose was administered, it was unclear if it had any effect on reducing disease incidence, and it only appeared to boost antibodies in those who previously had little or no antibodies to mumps.[14] Contraindications for mumps vaccines include prior allergic reaction to any ingredients or to neomycin, pregnancy, immunosuppression, a moderate or severe illness, having received a blood product recently, and, for MMRV vaccines specifically, a personal or familial history of seizures.[7] It is also advised that women not become pregnant in the four weeks after MMR vaccination.[29] No effective prophylaxis exists for mumps after one has been exposed to the virus, so vaccination or receiving immunoglobulin after exposure does not prevent progression to illness.[7][10][11]

For people who are infected or suspected to be infected, isolation is important in preventing the spread of the disease.[3][29] This includes abstaining from school, childcare, work, and other settings in which people gather together. In health care settings, it is recommended that health care workers use precautions such as face masks to reduce the likelihood of infection and to abstain from work if they develop mumps. Additional measures taken in health care facilities include reducing wait times for mumps patients, having mumps patients wear masks, and cleaning and disinfecting areas that mumps patients use.[29] The virus can be inactivated by means of formalin, ether, chloroform, heat, or ultraviolet light.[7]

Epidemiology

Mumps is found worldwide.[2] In the absence of vaccination against mumps, as occurred before vaccination was introduced, there are between 100 and 1,000 cases per 100,000 people each year, i.e. 0.1% to 1% of the population are infected each year. The number of cases peaks every 2-5 years,[9] with incidence highest in children 5-9 years old.[13] According to seroconversion surveys done prior to the start of mumps vaccination, a sharp increase in mumps antibody levels at age 2-3 was observed. Furthermore, 50% of 4-6 year olds, 90% of 14-15 year olds, and 95% of adults had tested positive to prior exposure to mumps, indicating that nearly all people are eventually infected in unvaccinated populations.[1][5]

Prior to the start of vaccination, mumps accounted for 10% of meningitis cases and about a third of encephalitis cases.[7] Worldwide, mumps is the most common cause of inflammation of the salivary glands.[6] In children, mumps is the most common cause of deafness in one ear in cases when the inner ear is damaged.[5] Asymptomatic infections are more common in adults,[9] and the rate of asymptomatic infections is very high, up to two-thirds, in vaccinated populations. Mumps vaccination has the effect of increasing the average age of the infected in vaccinated populations that have not previously experienced a mumps outbreak.[25] While infection rates appear to be the same in males and females, males appear to experience symptoms and complications, including neurological involvement, at a higher rate than females.[1][15] Symptoms are more severe in adolescents and adults than in children.[17]

It is common for outbreaks of mumps to occur. These outbreaks typically occur in crowded spaces where the virus can spread from person to person easily, such as schools, military barracks, prisons, and sports clubs.[1][10] Since the introduction of vaccines, the frequency of mumps has declined dramatically, as have complications caused by mumps. The epidemiology in countries that vaccinate reflects the number doses administered, age at vaccination, and vaccination rates. If vaccine coverage is insufficient, then herd immuntiy may be unobtainable and the average age of infection will increase, leading to an increase in the prevalence of complications. Risk factors that have been identified include age, exposure to a person with mumps, compromised immunity, time of year, travel history, and vaccination status.[1] Mumps vaccination is less common in developing countries, which consequently have higher rates of mumps.[15]

Cases peak in different seasons of the year in different regions. In temperate climates, cases peak in winter and spring, whereas in tropical regions no seasonality is observed.[25] In Asia, mumps frequency is highest during the sammer. Additional research has shown that mumps increases in frequency as temperature and humidity increase. The seasonality of mumps is thought to be caused by several factors: fluctuation in the human immune response due to seasonal factors, such as changes in melatonin levels; behavior and lifestyle changes, such as school attendance and indoor crowding; and meteorological factors such as changes in temperature, brightness, wind, and humidity.[1]

History

According to Chinese medical literature, mumps was recorded as far back as 640 B.C.[13] The Greek physician Hippocrates documented an outbreak on the island of Thasos in approximately 410 B.C. and provided a fuller description of the disease in the first book of Epidemics in the Corpus Hippocraticum.[5][33] In modern times, the disease was first described scientifically in 1790 by British physician Robert Hamilton in Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.[34] During the First World War, mumps was one of the most debilitating diseases among soldiers.[35] In 1934, the etiology of the disease, the mumps virus, was discovered by Claude D. Johnson and Ernest William Goodpasture. They found that rhesus macaques exposed to saliva taken from humans in the early stages of the disease developed mumps. Furthermore, they showed that mumps could then be transferred to children via filtered and sterilized, bacteria-less preparations of macerated monkey parotid tissue, showing that it was a viral disease.[5][33]

In 1945, the mumps virus was isolated for the first time. Just a few years later, in 1948, an inactivated vaccine using killed viruses had been invented. This vaccine only provided short-term immunity and was later discontinued and replaced in the 1970s with vaccines that have live but weakened viruses, which are more effective at providing long-term immunity than the inactivated vaccine. The first of these vaccines was Mumpsvax, licensed on 30 March 1967, which used the Jeryl Lynn strain. Maurice Hilleman created this vaccine using the strain taken from his then five-year-old daughter, Jeryl Lynn. Mumpsvax was later recommended for use in 1977, and the Jeryl Lynn strain continues to be used in vaccines today.[24][33]

Hilleman worked to combine the attenuated mumps vaccines with measles and rubella vaccines, creating the MMR-1 vaccine. In 1971, a newer version, MMR-2, was approved for use by the US Food and Drug Administration.[24] In the 1980s, countries started recognizing the benefit of receiving multiple doses, so a two-dose immunization schedule was widely adopted.[24][30] Including MMR-2, five MMR vaccines have been created since the 1960s, the others being Triviraten, Morupar, Priorix, and Trimovax. Since the mid-2000s, two MMRV vaccines have been in use: Priorix-Tetra and ProQuad.[1]

The United States of America began to vaccinate against mumps in the 1960s, with other countries following suit.[5] From 1977 to 1985, 290 cases per 100,000 people were diagnosed each year worldwide.[10] Although few countries recorded mumps cases after they began vaccination, those that did reported dramatic declines. From 1968 to 1982, cases declined by 97% in the USA, in Finland cases were reduced to less than 1 per 100,000 people per year,[25] and a decline from 160 cases per 100,000 to 17 per 100,000 in the UK was observed from 1988 to 1995.[31] By 2001, there had been a 99.9% reduction in the number of cases in the USA and similar near-elimination in other vaccinating countries.[5]

In Japan in 1993, concerns over the rates of aseptic meningitis following MMR vaccination with the Urabe strain prompted the removal of MMR vaccines from the national immunization program, resulting in a dramatic increase in the number of cases.[1][5] Japan now provides voluntary mumps vaccination separately from measles and rubella.[28] Starting in the mid-1990s, controversies surrounding the MMR vaccine emerged. One paper connected the MMR vaccine to Crohn's disease in 1995, and another in 1998 connected it to autism spectrum disorders and inflammatory bowel disease. These papers are now considered to be fraudulent and incorrect, and no association between the MMR vaccine and the aforementioned conditions has been identified. Despite this, their publication led to a significant decline in vaccination rates, ultimately causing measles, mumps, and rubella to reemerge in places with lowered vaccination rates.[10][12][33]

Notable outbreaks in the 21st century include more than 300,000 cases in China in 2013[13] and more than 56,000 cases in England and Wales in 2004-2005. In the latter outbreak, most cases were reported in then 15-24 year olds who were attending colleges and universities. This age group was thought to be vulnerable to infection because of the MMR vaccine controversies when they were to be vaccinated and due to MMR vaccine shortages that had also occurred at that time.[10] Similar outbreaks in densely crowded environments have frequently occurred in many other countries, including the USA, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Belgium.[24]

Resurgence

In the 21st century, mumps has reemerged in many places that vaccinate against it, causing recurrent outbreaks. These outbreaks have largely affected adolescents and young adults in densely crowded spaces, such as schools, sports teams, religious gatherings, and the military, and it is expected that outbreaks will continue to occur. The cause of this reemergence is subject to debate, and various factors have been proposed, including waning immunity from vaccination, low vaccination rates, vaccine failure, and potential antigenic variation of the mumps virus.[1][5][24][25]

Waning immunity from vaccines is likely the primary cause of the mumps resurgence. In the past, subclinical natural infections provided boosts to immunity similar to vaccines. As time went on with vaccine use, these asymptomatic infections declined in frequency, likely leading to a reduction in long-term immunity against mumps. With less long-term immunity, the effects of waning vaccine immunity became more prominent, and vaccinated individuals have frequently fallen ill from mumps. A third dose of the vaccine provided in adolescence has been considered to address this as some studies support this. Other research indicates that a third dose may only be useful for short-term immunity in responding to outbreaks,[14][24] which is recommended for at-risk persons by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.[1]

Low vaccination rates have been implicated as the cause of some outbreaks in the UK, Canada, Sweden, and Japan, whereas outbreaks in other places, such as the USA, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands, have occurred mainly among the vaccinated. Compared to the measles and rubella vaccines, mumps vaccines appear to have a relatively high failure rate, varying depending on the vaccine strain. This has been addressed by providing two vaccine doses, supported by recent outbreaks among the vaccinated having primarily occurred among those who only received one dose. Lastly, certain mumps virus lineages are highly divergent genetically from vaccine strains, which may cause a mismatch between protection against vaccine strains and non-vaccine strains, though research is inconclusive on this matter.[1][24]

Etymology

The word "mumps" is first attested circa 1600 and is the plural form of "mump", meaning "grimace", originally a verb meaning "to whine or mutter like a beggar". The disease was likely called mumps in reference to the swelling caused by mumps parotitis, reflecting its impact on facial expressions and the painful, difficult swallowing that it causes. "Mumps" was also used starting from the 17th century to mean "a fit of melancholy, sullenness, silent displeasure".[10][36] Mumps is sometimes called "epidemic parotitis".[4][8][13]

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