Many people had mumps when they were young, or many people will have mumps around them, so what are the symptoms of mumps? Is mumps contagious true? How to treat mumps? Let's take a look.
Is mumps contagious
Can infect, mumps is a kind of respiratory disease, is acute. Can be in a short period of time pathological changes, more in children.
Mumps is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by mumps virus invading parotid gland. It is a common respiratory infectious disease in children and adolescents. The non suppurative swelling and pain of parotid gland are prominent symptoms. The virus can invade various gland tissues or nervous system, liver, kidney, heart, joint and almost all organs. Therefore, it can often cause meningeal encephalitis, orchitis, pancreatitis, mastitis, ovarian inflammation and other symptoms.
Mumps is not contagious for adults or children who have been infected with mumps. Specifically, adults and children who have been infected with mumps virus already have mumps virus antibody in their bodies. When mumps virus comes again, the antibody will quickly start the body's immune system, attack the virus, and avoid the re infection of mumps virus.
Symptoms of mumps
1. Mumps, also known as mumps, is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by virus, and is also a common viral infectious disease in children and adolescents. It is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by the invasion of parotid gland by mumps virus, and it can invade various gland tissues or nervous system, liver, kidney, heart, joint and other organs. The patient is the source of infection, and the inhalation of droplets is the main route of transmission. It occurs 2-3 weeks after contact with the patient.
2. Mumps is characterized by enlargement of one or both sides of the earlobe. The enlarged parotid gland is usually hemispherical. The center and edge of the earlobe are not clear. The surface is hot and has angular pain. When opening mouth or chewing, local pain occurs.
3. Mumps can occur all year round in children, but it is most common in winter and spring. If children suffer from mumps, the body produces antibodies, can obtain lifelong immunity.
4. The incubation period of mumps is 2-3 weeks, with an average of 18 days. The onset of mumps is urgent and there is no prophase symptom. Patients will have fever, chills, headache, sore throat, poor appetite, nausea, vomiting, general pain and other symptoms of mumps. However, the degree of fever varies, and there are also people with normal temperature.
How to treat mumps
1. The parotid gland is swollen, the pain is obvious, and the general symptoms (such as high fever) are obvious
It is suggested that antiviral drugs, antibiotics and vitamin C should be given intravenously for 3-5 consecutive days. After the symptoms are obviously improved, antiviral drugs should be taken orally for 3-5 days. After about 10 days of systematic treatment, the vast majority of children can be cured without any sequelae. For parotid gland swelling is very serious, in addition, we can consider using some Chinese medicine external application to promote swelling, but we should pay attention to skin protection to avoid skin damage. It should be reminded that it is impossible to cure the mumps completely only by external application, and even leave complications, such as recurrent mumps, etc. Those with mild symptoms can be cured by taking antiviral drugs, antibiotics and VC orally for about 7-10 days.
2. TCM Treatment
Dispel the wind and remove the exterior, clear away the heat and detoxify. Use 60-90g water decoction of Banlangen or 15g water decoction of Yinji powder and big green leaves; use Zijin ingot or Qingdai powder to mix with vinegar for local external application, several times a day for local application; or use thin Gongying, yatuocao, Narcissus root, purslane and other mashed external application to reduce local pain. If necessary, take antipyretic and analgesic drugs such as Qutong tablet and aspirin.
3. Treatment of complications
a. Concurrent meningeal encephalitis, orchitis, myocarditis: short-term use of corticosteroids. For example, hydrocortisone, 200-300mg / day for adults or 40-60mg / day for prednisone, for 3-5 consecutive days, may be reduced for children. Patients with myocarditis were treated with vitamin C and myocardial nutrition drugs.
b. Treatment of orchitis: antiviral treatment with hormone, local cold compress, brake and other symptomatic treatment can be given magnesium sulfate wet compress swollen scrotum. In the early stage of the disease, diethylstilbestrol was used in adult patients, 1mg per time, three times a day, which had the effect of reducing swelling and pain.
c. Meningeal encephalitis treatment: can be treated as B encephalitis treatment. In case of high fever, headache and vomiting, appropriate diuretic should be given for dehydration.
d. Treatment of pancreatitis: diet, infusion, repeated injection of atropine or ricinine, early application of corticosteroids.