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Mumps - MedlinePlus
You can catch mumps by being with another person who has it. There is no treatment for mumps, but the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine can prevent it.
https://medlineplus.gov/mumps.html
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Mumps - PatientInfo
Mumps is an infection caused by a virus. It mainly affects the salivary glands but sometimes other parts of the body are affected. Mumps normally affects children, but can occur at any age. Mumps is now rare in the UK as children are routinely immunised against mumps.
http://patient.info/health/mumps-leaflet
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About Mumps - CDC
Information from the CDC about mumps.
http://www.cdc.gov/mumps/about/
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Vaccine-Preventable Diseases - Mumps
Mumps is a serious diseases caused by a virus. It is spread person-to-person through the air. Mumps is very contagious. Mumps can lead to deafness, brain or spinal cord infection, and painful swelling of the testicles.
http://www.vaccineinformation.org/mumps/
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Mumps - NHS Choices
Mumps is a contagious viral infection that used to be common in children before the introduction of the MMR vaccine.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Mumps/Pages/Introduction.aspx
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Mumps - CDC
Mumps is no longer very common in the United States, but outbreaks continue to occur. Outbreaks have most commonly occurred in places where people have had prolonged, close contact with a person who has mumps, such as attending the same class, playing on the same sports team, or living in the same dormitory.
http://www.cdc.gov/mumps/
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Mumps - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Wikipedia's information about mumps.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumps
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Mumps - Mayo Clinic
Mumps - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment, prevention of this viral illness.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mumps/basics/definition/con-20019914
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Mumps - KidsHealth
Mumps is a virus that can lead to swelling and pain in the salivary glands, along with fever, loss of appetite, and fatigue. With the help of the mumps vaccine, it's preventable.
http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/mumps.html
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Mumps - MedlinePlus
After that, the salivary glands under the ears or jaw become swollen and tender. The swelling can be on one or both sides of the face. Symptoms last 7 to 10 days.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mumps.html
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Mumps Facts including Symptoms and Vaccines - Medicine Net
Mumps treatment focuses on providing relief of symptoms (swollen cheeks, fever, headache). Read about symptoms, complications, diagnosis, MMR vaccine, history, and prevention.
http://www.medicinenet.com/mumps/article.htm
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Mumps - Adult Vaccination
As recently as 2006 and 2009-10, the US experienced large mumps outbreaks. The ages affected by outbreaks can vary. In 2006, most cases were in people age 18 to 24; in 2009-2010, the majority was in adolescents age 11 to 17.
http://www.adultvaccination.org/vpd/mumps
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Mumps, Topic Overview - WebMD
What is mumps? Mumps is a contagious viral infection that can cause painful swelling of the salivary glands,especially the parotid glands (between the ear and the jaw). Some people with mumps won't have gland swelling. They may feel like they have a bad cold or the flu instead.
http://www.webmd.com/children/tc/mumps-topic-overview
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Mumps - Vaccinesgov
Mumps is an infectious disease that can lead to serious complications, especially for adults and pregnant women. Getting vaccinated is the best way to prevent mumps.
http://www.vaccines.gov/diseases/mumps
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WHO: Mumps
Mumps: WHO health topic page on mumps provides links to descriptions of activities, reports, publications, statistics, news, multimedia and events, as well as contacts and cooperating partners in the various WHO programmes and offices working on this topic.
http://www.who.int/topics/mumps/en/
