Maladie infectieuse aiguë due à un rubulavirus. La transmission se fait par contact direct, par des goutellettes aéroportées, par des objets souillés par de la salive infectieuse et peut-être par l'urine. Bien que des adultes puissent être infectés, l'infection survient principalement chez les enfants de moins de 15 ans. ( Extr. Dorland, 28ème éd.)
Definition (MEDLINEPLUS)
Mumps is an illness caused by the mumps virus. Mumps causes
Fever
Headache
Muscle aches
Tiredness
Loss of appetite
Swelling of the salivary glands follows these symptoms. Swelling of the glands near the jaw line below the ears may give you "chipmunk cheeks." Serious problems are rare, but can include deafness; swelling of the brain, spinal cord, testicles, breasts or ovaries; and pregnancy loss.
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. Mumps used to be a common childhood illness. Today it is uncommon, with fewer then 1,000 cases per year on average, because of the vaccine.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Definition (MSH)
An acute infectious disease caused by RUBULAVIRUS, spread by direct contact, airborne droplet nuclei, fomites contaminated by infectious saliva, and perhaps urine, and usually seen in children under the age of 15, although adults may also be affected. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
Definition (CSP)
acute, inflammatory, contagious disease caused by Rubulavirus and characterized by swelling of the salivary glands, especially the parotids, and sometimes of the pancreas, ovaries, or testes; spread by direct contact, airborne droplet nuclei, fomites contaminated by infectious saliva, and perhaps urine.