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Human disease caused by paramyxovirus

Mumps is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable viral disease caused by the mumps virus. Initial symptoms of mumps are non-specific and include fever, headache, malaise, muscle pain, and loss of appetite. These symptoms are usually followed by painful swelling around the side of the face, which is the most common symptom of a mumps infection. Symptoms typically occur 16 to 18 days after exposure to the virus. About one-third of people with a mumps infection do not have any symptoms (asymptomatic). Wikipedia →

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  4. Read the landmark paper: Autism and measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine: no epidemiological evidence for a causal associationCited 547 times
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📖 Definitions

Noun A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.

Noun A gloomy or sullen silence.

Verb third-person singular simple present indicative of mump

Noun plural of mump

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  1. Etymology
  2. History
  3. Signs and symptoms
  4. Cause
  5. Transmission
  6. Pathogenesis
  7. Immune response
  8. Diagnosis
  9. Prevention
  10. Treatment
  11. Prognosis
  12. Epidemiology

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