Symptoms of mumps in children and adults

Epidemic mumps are called acute infectious diseases with inflammation of the salivary glands. It is a viral infection that enters the body in an airborne way. Through the mucous membrane, its causative agent penetrates into the blood, then into the salivary, and sometimes into the sex glands, and into the central nervous system. Most often this disease affects children of preschool age, they have a course of the disease is easier than that of an adult.

Symptoms of mumps in children and adults

Parotitis is divided into two periods: hidden and explicit. The latent stage has a duration of ten to twenty days from the time of infection. This period is accompanied by the appearance of weakness, malaise, a decrease in appetite, the appearance of a small temperature. A few days before the apparent manifestation of the disease, the following symptoms occur: swelling of the salivary glands, a feeling of dryness in the mouth, soreness in the ears. For three days, the salivary gland continues to increase, reaching its maximum size, then gradually decreases within a week. The disease can occur in three forms: mild, moderate and severe.

Symptoms of mumps in children (mild form)

With a mild disease, the subfebrile temperature lasts one to two days, only the salivary glands are affected . The child's well-being is satisfactory.

Symptoms of mumps in children with moderate disease severity

With this form of mumps, a high and long-lasting temperature is noted. In addition to inflammation of the salivary glands, the infection also seizes other organs that have glands. The child is clearly expressed weakness, there is pain when swallowing and chewing food, headache. Sleep and appetite are disturbed.

Symptoms of mumps in children with severe disease

The severe form of mumps is accompanied by a temperature of about 40 degrees, which lasts a week or two. Most of the body's glands and the central nervous system are infected. The consequences of this form of the disease are extremely dangerous. Meningitis may occur, damage to the hearing can occur. In adults, a severe form of the disease leads to inflammation of the sexual glands (in men), to pancreatitis and arthritis.

Treatment of mumps

To prevent this disease, the best method is to prevent and vaccinate a child. But if the infection has entered the body, then in order to minimize the risk of complication, treatment should be aimed at establishing a regimen and diet for the patient. Assign a strict bed rest for ten days. It is necessary to exclude acute, fatty, floury; Recommended dairy and plant products. It is allowed to eat rice, black bread, a small amount of potatoes. In any form of the disease, the patient should drink more liquid. Medicines use anti-allergy drugs and preparations containing calcium. All treatment methods must be prescribed by a doctor. And if at a mild or moderate stage of the disease it is possible to be treated at home, then with severe form, hospitalization is necessary, so the risk of complications is high.