Mumps can cause infertility in men, encephalitis, pancreatitis or deafness, should be proactive in preventing by vaccines.
Dr. Tran Huynh Tan, Medical Manager Region 1 – Ho Chi Minh, VNVC immunization system, said mumps transmitted through the respiratory tract, can be encountered at any age, the most common in 5-15 years old children who have not vaccinated vaccines. The patient has typical symptoms of swelling of salivary glands on one or both sides of the face, tired, high fever. The disease is rarely fatal but if not treated properly, can progress severe, causing many serious complications as follows:
The boy was swollen on one side of his face. Artwork: Vecteezy
Testicular inflammation, infertility in men
For many male patients, mumps are a fear of complications that cause testicular inflammation and epididymis. This complication accounts for 25-30% in men with the disease, often appearing after ear swelling for 5-10 days. At this time, the testes are twice as large as normal, thick epididymis. About half of the testes atrophy lead to a decrease in sperm count, reducing sperm. Inflammation on both sides of the testes can lead to infertility.
Ovarian inflammation, fetal deformity
Ovarian inflammation in women due to mumps accounts for about 7%. Inflammation causes patients with dull abdominal pain or attacks, abnormal discharge and odors. If not treated properly, mumps can be progressed to chronic ovarian inflammation, ovarian adhesion, ovarian cyst, ovarian obstruction … affecting fertility.
For pregnant women, complications of mumps can cause miscarriage or fetal malformation in the first three months of pregnancy, causing premature birth or fetus in the last three months of pregnancy.
Pancreatitis
This is a possible complication in both male and female patients, about 3-7%. Pancreatitis usually occurs around the 4th day to the 10th day when the ear inflammation has helped. Common manifestations such as epigastric abdominal pain with nausea, diarrhea and anorexia.
Encephalitis, meningitis
Meningitis accounts for about 10-35% of cases, common in children. This complication may occur alone or after an otus gland inflammation for 3-10 days. The manifestation of the disease is high fever, headache, vomiting, seizures, visual disorders.
Mumps due to mumps. This condition may occur alone or occur simultaneously when the parotid gland inflammation is 2-3 weeks. Patients have symptoms of irritation, discomfort, headache, convulsions, perceived disorders, visual disorders, large heads due to hydrocephalus. According to the US CDC, mumps can lead to death.
Hearing loss
People with mumps are at risk of temporary hearing loss. Besides, although very rare, there are still patients with permanent deafness on one or both ears.
Vaccine injection is an effective mumps prevention. Image: An Hoa
Ways to prevent
Mumps do not have specific treatments, focus on caring and improving symptoms, supporting care, supporting patients, preventing complications.
Patients with mumps should rest, drink plenty of water, keep the palate hygiene, eat soft or liquid food, avoid fruits with sour taste, clean the environment …
To prevent mumps effectively, people should actively vaccinate vaccines. Vietnam currently has many types of vaccines to prevent mumps, measles and rubella for children and adults such as Priorix (Belgium) and MMR II (USA). In particular, MMR II injected children from 12 months old and Priorix can be injected from children from 9 months of age. For women who are planning to get pregnant, they should complete the injection schedule before pregnancy for at least 3 months.