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Furthermore, they showed that mumps could be transferred to children via filtered and sterilized, bacteria-less preparations of macerated monkey parotid tissue, showing that it was a viral disease. [ 2 ] [ 20 ] The mumps virus was isolated for the first time in 1945 and by 1948 the first mumps vaccine had been developed.
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a sudden inflammation of the pancreas. Causes include a gallstone impacted in the common bile duct or the pancreatic duct, heavy alcohol use, systemic disease, trauma, elevated calcium levels, hypertriglyceridemia (with triglycerides usually being very elevated, over 1000 mg/dL), certain medications, hereditary causes ...
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV or hMPV) is a negative-sense single-stranded RNA virus of the family Pneumoviridae [ 1 ] and is closely related to the Avian metapneumovirus (AMPV) subgroup C. It was isolated for the first time in 2001 in the Netherlands by using the RAP-PCR (RNA arbitrarily primed PCR) technique for identification of unknown ...
Mumps vaccines are vaccines which prevent mumps. [1] When given to a majority of the population they decrease complications at the population level. [1] Effectiveness when 90% of a population is vaccinated is estimated at 85%. [2] Two doses are required for long term prevention. [1] The initial dose is recommended between 12 and 18 months of ...
An upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) is an illness caused by an acute infection, which involves the upper respiratory tract, including the nose, sinuses, pharynx, larynx or trachea. [3][4] This commonly includes nasal obstruction, sore throat, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, sinusitis, otitis media, and the common cold. [5]: 28 ...
Gerontological nursing is the specialty of nursing pertaining to older adults. [1] Gerontological nurses work in collaboration with older adults, their families, and communities to support healthy aging , maximum functioning, and quality of life. [ 2 ]
Acute viral parotitis (mumps): The most common viral cause of parotitis is mumps. Routine vaccinations have dropped the incidence of mumps to a very low level. Mumps resolves on its own in about ten days. A viral infection caused by Paramyxovirus, a single-stranded RNA virus. Common symptoms include fever, headache and bilateral or unilateral ...
The MMR vaccine is a vaccine against measles, mumps, and rubella (German measles), abbreviated as MMR. [ 6 ] The first dose is generally given to children around 9 months to 15 months of age, with a second dose at 15 months to 6 years of age, with at least four weeks between the doses. [ 7 ][ 8 ][ 9 ] After two doses, 97% of people are ...