Please share an interesting fact about dealing with mumps.

Ignore: Avoid taking acidic fruit juices like orange , grapefruit or lemonade as they make parotid pain worst.

Ignore: Get PLENTY of bed rest,drink lots of fluids(water is best!),and Tylenol (acetaminophen) and/orAdvil to control fever.

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

Ignore: If you are 45-50 and had only one MMR vaccination, ask to be checked to see if you are immune.

Ignore: No treatments, so relieve symptoms with rest, ibuprofen, lots of liquids, soft foods, and compress.

Ignore: Vaccinate your offspring/relatives to prevent spread and/or occurrences & get booster immunizations.

Ignore: Mumps is a global disease. Update your immunizations before you travel.

Ignore: Mumps in males can lead to sterility by infection of the testicles. Get vaccinated to prevent this.

Ignore: Children should receive their MMR vaccine to limit their risk from this preventable illness.

Ignore: Mumps rare now with vaccine but many other viruses can give mumps like syndrome. See your Doctor.

Ignore: We have a vaccine for Mumps. It is a vaccine preventable illness.

Mumps: Mumps virus can cause parotitis, pancreatitis, orchitis, CNS infections, glomerulonefritis & more.

Ignore: Reduce your chance of getting Mumps by getting a MMR vaccine.