HOW LONG DOES MUMPS LASTS
If you catch mumps, you will probably be ill for 7 - 10 days.
THE SYMPTOMS
Mumps will make you feel generally unwell, and 60-70% of those infected will develop symptoms such as:
-- Painful and swollen glands in the cheeks, neck or under the jaw
-- Fever
-- Headache
-- Abdominal pain
-- Loss of appetite
SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS
Although most people will get over mumps without too many problems, a significant number will go on to develop serious complications.
The numbers in the brackets indicate how common each complication is, based on reports of past cases of the disease:
-- in older males, swollen, painful testicles (1 in 5)
-- central nervous system involvement is common - meningitis/encephalitis (1 in 200-5,000)
-- pancreatitis (1 in 30)
-- deafness - usually with partial or complete recovery (1 in 25)
-- mumps during pregnancy can lead to spontaneous abortion.
If you catch mumps, you will probably be ill for 7 - 10 days.
THE SYMPTOMS
Mumps will make you feel generally unwell, and 60-70% of those infected will develop symptoms such as:
-- Painful and swollen glands in the cheeks, neck or under the jaw
-- Fever
-- Headache
-- Abdominal pain
-- Loss of appetite
SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS
Although most people will get over mumps without too many problems, a significant number will go on to develop serious complications.
The numbers in the brackets indicate how common each complication is, based on reports of past cases of the disease:
-- in older males, swollen, painful testicles (1 in 5)
-- central nervous system involvement is common - meningitis/encephalitis (1 in 200-5,000)
-- pancreatitis (1 in 30)
-- deafness - usually with partial or complete recovery (1 in 25)
-- mumps during pregnancy can lead to spontaneous abortion.
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