Vaccination Against Mumps, Aren't We Late Already?

Vaccination Against Mumps, Aren't We Late Already?

Mumps is a highly contagious viral infection caused by paramyxovirus. It usually presents with fever and parotid gland swelling. It may be associated with complications like aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, oophoritis, orchitis, pancreatitis. The incidence of mumps infection is increasing in Nepal....

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Veröffentlicht in:JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association 2024-07, Vol.62 (276), p.555-557
Hauptverfasser: Twanabasu, Sajal, Homagain, Sushan, Tuladhar, Sucharita, Maskey, Sujina, Mahaseth, Ashika, Subedi, Bhusan Kumar, Regmi, Dinesh
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
encephalitis
Humans
Immunization Schedule
mumps
Mumps - epidemiology
Mumps - prevention & control
Mumps Vaccine - administration & dosage
Nepal
Nepal - epidemiology
Vaccination - methods
vaccine
View Point
virus
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Zusammenfassung:Mumps is a highly contagious viral infection caused by paramyxovirus. It usually presents with fever and parotid gland swelling. It may be associated with complications like aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, oophoritis, orchitis, pancreatitis. The incidence of mumps infection is increasing in Nepal. This paper aims to advocate for the introduction of vaccination against mumps in the national immunization schedule.
ISSN:0028-2715
1815-672X
DOI:10.31729/jnma.8731