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an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
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| mumps |
(mumps) (mumps) an acute infectious disease caused by a paramyxovirus, 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. ...
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| mumps meningitis |
an aseptic meningitis secondary to mumps; see also mumps meningoencephalitis, under meningoencephalitis.
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| mumps meningoencephalitis |
a usually benign form seen in children, caused by the mumps virus, and characterized by fever, vomiting, nuchal rigidity, lethargy, parotitis, headache, convulsions, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and delirium.
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| mumps virus |
a virus of the genus Rubulavirus that causes mumps and, in some cases, tenderness and swelling of the testes, pancreas, ovaries, or other organs.
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