Problem
Mumps
Other Names:
Parotitis Cynanche parotidea
Epidemic parotitis
Nature:
Although mumps, an acute infectious disease, is not usually serious, rare and dangerous complications can occur. These include encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, and damage to the inner ear which leads to deafness. Children from age 5 to 15 are most susceptible.
Incidence:
Only 30 cases of mumps were reported in the USA in 1993. The sharp drop in the incidence of the disease since 1990 is attributed to immunization programmes, especially among pre-school children.
Broader Problems:
EpidemicsViral diseasesChildren's diseasesStigmatized diseasesDiseases of the pancreas Narrower Problems:
Aseptic meningitisMeningoencephalitis Aggravates:
Deafness Values:
Epidemic Subject(s):
Medicine → Liver, pancreasMedicine → Specific diseases
Medicine → Urogenital system
Societal Problems → Epidemics
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
11.10.2019 – 16:49 CEST