Mumps is an acute infectious disease of the viralnature. In scientific terms, it is called "mumps". In children, the symptoms may be different, but a characteristic sign is the defeat of the salivary and parotid glands. It also happens that the pathological process affects the nervous system and sex glands.
Etiology
The cause of mumps is a virus that is stableto the effect of low temperatures. Penetrating into the body, it is localized mainly in the salivary glands. The causative agent can not manifest itself for a long time and does not cause inflammation. The main route of infection is airborne. The virus is transmitted with particles of saliva.
With epidemic parotitis the main peddlerinfection is the patient itself. During the whole period of the disease, people around him can easily get infected, even if the pathological process proceeds secretly. Therefore, the virus carrier may not know what is the source of the infection. At high temperatures, the mumps causative agent perishes. Direct rays of the sun are also harmful to it. A good effect is provided by standard means of disinfection.
Весьма опасным заболеванием является паротит у children. The symptoms of this disease must be differentiated from the inflammation of the lymph nodes. Children are most vulnerable to mumps, although adults can get it if they have not suffered this illness in childhood. The fact is that the transferred parotitis forms a powerful immunity, and they do not get sick again, as a rule. In the first years of life, children are sick with parotid very rarely. Reliable protection of them is the immunity that the body has acquired in the womb (provided that she once suffered this disease), but over time it weakens. Children most often develop mumps in the age range of 5–16 years, and then the risk gradually decreases. When infected with mumps may be an increase in the activity of other pathogens, which cause third-party inflammatory processes in the body.
Mumps in children: symptoms
Mumps in children is a disease that startsmanifest itself 10-20 days after infection. The first symptoms are: general weakness, malaise, headache, fever. Temperature, as a rule, is kept within 38-39 degrees, but in some cases it can exceed 40aboutC. It happens that a patient has vomiting.After some time, the patient appears swelling of the tissues of the affected organs. As a rule, it is salivary and / or sex glands. First, one side swells slightly, and after 3 days the other. The larger the size of the swelling, the more severe the effects of intoxication, which is usually very severe, and the more acutely felt the pain - this is characterized by mumps in children. Symptoms and the course of this disease may have varying degrees of severity. One of the characteristic signs of mumps is that due to swelling of the parotid glands, the ears may bulge slightly (one or both). Because of this, "mumps" and called parotitis in children. Photos of these signs you see in the article.
Treatment
Паротит - заболевание весьма опасное.It can provoke various complications of different degrees of severity (orchitis, meningitis, acute pancreatitis, etc.). Therefore, at the slightest suspicion of mumps should immediately contact the doctor. In no case can you treat the child yourself.
Паротит должны диагностировать специалисты, а then prescribe the desired therapy. If the doctor prescribes a course of treatment not at the hospital, but at home, then the patient should be given a separate room to minimize the spread of infection. The room should be ventilated twice a day and regularly do a wet cleaning in it with the use of disinfectants. Immunization helps fight mumps. Vaccination against parotitis in children is made at the age of 1-6 years.
Features
You should know that when pigs the patient constantly requires heat. In this regard, the doctor may prescribe hot compresses to the affected (swollen) areas. However, if the temperature rises above 38aboutC, they can not be put.Feed the patient with liquid or semi-liquid food. Sour and spicy foods should be excluded. The patient should be given fruit and berry broths and warm teas. Rinse your mouth several times a day with soda solution. It allows you to improve the condition of the salivary glands and weakens the effect of the pathogen.
