Symptoms of mumps in children and adults
Epidemic mumps are called acuteInfectious disease with inflammation of the salivary glands. It is a viral infection that enters the body in an airborne way. Through the mucosa, its causative agent penetrates into the blood, then into the salivary, and sometimes into the sex glands, and into the central nervous system. Most often this disease affects children of preschool age, they have a course of the disease is easier than that of an adult.
Parotite is divided into two periods: latent and explicit. The latent stage has a duration of ten to twenty days from the time of infection. This period is accompanied by the emergence of weakness, malaise, a decrease in appetite, the appearance of a small temperature. A few days before the apparent manifestation of the disease, the following symptoms occur: swelling of the salivary glands, a feeling of dryness in the mouth, soreness in the ears. Within three days, the salivary gland continues to increase, reaching its maximum size, then gradually decreases within a week. The disease can occur in three forms: mild, moderate and severe.
Symptoms of mumps in children (mild form)
With a mild disease, the subfebrile temperature lasts one to two days, only the salivary glands are affected. The child's well-being is satisfactory.
Symptoms of mumps in children with moderate disease severity
With this form of mumps there is a high andlengthy temperature. In addition to inflammation of the salivary glands, the infection also seizes other organs that have glands. The child is clearly expressed weakness, there is pain when swallowing and chewing food, headache. Sleep and appetite are disturbed.
Symptoms of mumps in children with severe disease
Severe form of mumps is accompanied bytemperature of about 40 degrees, which lasts a week or two. Most of the body's glands and the central nervous system are infected. The consequences of this form of the disease are extremely dangerous. Meningitis may occur, damage to the hearing can occur. In adults, a severe form of the disease leads to inflammation of the sexual glands (in men), to pancreatitis and arthritis.
To avoid this disease, the best methodprevention and vaccination of the child is considered. But if the infection has entered the body, then in order to minimize the risk of complication, treatment should be aimed at establishing a regimen and diet for the patient. Assign a strict bed rest lasting ten days. It is necessary to exclude acute, fatty, floury; dairy and vegetable products are recommended. It is allowed to eat rice, black bread, a small amount of potatoes. In any form of the disease, the patient should drink more liquid. Medicamentally use anti-allergy drugs and preparations containing calcium. All methods of treatment should be prescribed by a doctor. And if the mild or moderate stage of the disease can be treated at home, then in severe form, hospitalization is mandatory, so the risk of complications is high.
