Please provide some do's and don'ts on dealing with mumps.

Ignore: Do get vaccinated! do not share glasses/soda cans, etc. Call your doctor if you have symptoms.

Ignore: Treatment is symptomatic. Aspirin or Tylenol (acetaminophen) for fever/pain. Warm or cold packs to parotid May help.

Ignore: Don't panic for s mild disease like Mumps. Check your MMR vaccine status & get booster as adult.

Ignore: DO isolate yourself or child for at least 5 days.Don't eat foods that require a lot of chewing.

Ignore: Tell the doc if your son,with mumps,complains of groin or testicular pain.

Ignore: Don't get mumps in the first place - make sure you have had two doses of the vaccine!

Ignore: Do make sure you are vaccinated, if not sure check your titter.

Ignore: The mumps vaccine is part of a combination with measles and rubella. Do vaccinate to prevent spread.

Ignore: You can catch mumps just by being around someone who is infected if you haven't had the MMR vaccine.

Ignore: The child with mumps should be isolated for a minimum of five days from the onset of symptoms.

Ignore: Avoid fatty foods and acidic foods/juices that cause increase in saliva if pancreas is inflamed.

Stay: Stay up to date on your shots as mumps is a preventable disease.