Mumps

Mumps
Description
  • Acute inflammation of one or both parotid glands or the sublingual or submaxillary glands
  • Also called infectious or parotitis
Pathophysiology
  • Paramyxovirus is found in the saliva of an infected person.
  • It’s transmitted by droplets or by direct contact with the saliva of an infected person.
Causes
  • Necrosis of acinar and epithelial duct cells in the salivary glands and germinal epithelium of the seminiferous tubules
  • Perivascular and interstitial mononuclear cell infiltrating with edema, due to infection of the central nervous system (CNS) or glandular tissues (or both)
  • Virus replication in the epithelium of the upper respiratory tract, leading to viremia
Jul 20, 2016 | Posted by in NURSING | Comments Off on Mumps

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