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Mumps

Mumps is an acute viral illness and is spread from person to person through the air or by direct contact with saliva or infected droplets.

General Information

• Mumps Disease Fact Sheet
• Mumps - what you need to know (exit DHFS)
• Information on MMR vaccine (exit DHFS)
• Local Health Department information

Information for Practitioners

• Mumps Letter (May 24, 2006) (PDF, 37 KB)
• Management of Mumps Cases (PDF, 51.6 KB)
• Laboratory Testing for Mumps (PDF, 52.9 KB)
• Management of Health Care Workers during a Mumps Outbreak (PDF, 31.2 KB)
• Diagram showing the location of the parotid and other salivary glands (PDF, 31.4 KB)
• Mumps Vaccine Recommendations (PDF, 37 KB)
• Instructions for completing Mumps Surveillance Worksheet, April 5, 2006 (PDF, 18 KB)
• Mumps Surveillance Worksheet, April 5, 2006 (PDF, 73 KB)
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Mumps Information (exit DHFS)
• Information on MMR vaccine (exit DHFS)
• Selected MMWR Articles on Immunization (exit DHFS)

Additional Resources

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Mumps Information (exit DHFS)
• Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) - Mumps Journal Articles (exit DHFS)
• Selected MMWR Articles on Immunization (exit DHFS)
• Recent Mumps Outbreak Information (exit DHFS)

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Last Revised: April 30, 2008