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Health care providers recommend that children receive the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine between 12 and 15 months of age, and again between 4 and 6 years of age — before entering school. The MMR vaccine's two doses are 97% effective in preventing measles and protecting against it for life. More @Wikipedia
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- Measles - Symptoms & causes - Mayo ClinicHealth care providers recommend that children receive the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine between 12 and 15 months of age, and again between 4 and 6 years of age — before entering school. The MMR vaccine's two doses are 97% effective in preventing measles and protecting against it for life.
- Mumps virus vaccine, live (subcutaneous route) - Mayo ClinicMumps Virus Vaccine Live is an active immunizing agent used to prevent infection by the mumps virus. It works by causing your body to produce its own protection (antibodies) against the virus infection. Mumps is an infection that can cause serious problems, such as encephalitis and meningitis, which affect the brain.
- Orchitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicThe mumps virus most often causes viral orchitis. Nearly one-third of people assigned male at birth who get the mumps after puberty get orchitis. This most often happens 4 to 7 days after the mumps start. Thanks to routine childhood vaccinations for the mumps, mumps orchitis happens less often than it used to. Risk factors
- Mumps - Symptoms & causes - Mayo ClinicMumps can cause damage to the pancreas, called pancreatitis, from swelling. Symptoms may include pain or tenderness near the stomach, upset stomach, vomiting and fever. Miscarriage. Getting mumps during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy may increase the risk that a pregnancy will end, called miscarriage.
- Mumps - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo ClinicA care provider may diagnose mumps based on typical symptoms and known exposure to mumps. Tests used to look for the virus and diagnose mumps include: A test of a sample from the mouth. A blood test that may show an immune system reaction to the virus. A test of a sample of urine, but this is less common.
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