Parotid gland

Parotid glandMumps is a viral condition seriously came in the form of swelling of the salivary glands, especially
Close to the ear, known as “tumor” Parotids, shows the child’s face like a whole side of the ear and mouth as a result of swollen glands.

We find that the parotid glands can also cause inflammation of the tissues and not just the salivary glands, and the image of serious help inflammation of the membrane and brain and neurological causes swelling of the brain.

If one of the rights in the age of puberty can lead to futile either men or women because they affect the genitals of the male testicles and inflammation, and inflammation of the ovaries in female, and represent a small proportion of infection after puberty but can happen.

Called the virus that causes the disease: “Baramickso FERCE – Paramyxo virus, HIV is getting from the people by direct contact or through the saliva of the patient, or by air with the charge virus.

In the past, swelling of the parotid gland is one of the serious disease fatal to children, but after having the vaccine since 1967, said its infection rates by a large margin.
And the so-called serum own “mother. O. R – MMR”, regular vaccination against measles, mumps and German measles. And administered in two doses: first dose at age one year – a year and a half and the second dose at age 4-6 years (preventive vaccination).

You immunization of all children in this serum except:

  1. Children who have immune system is weak and can not afford any infection.
  2. children with cancer are treated with radiation and chemotherapy.
  3. Children treated with cortisone.
  4. People with severe allergy to eggs or drugs such as “Neomycin”.
  5. pregnant mother, they must wait until birth to do such a vaccine and during pregnancy.
  6. The people living with AIDS or living with AIDS, it should make such a serum.

Symptoms of parotid gland:

  1. front of ear swelling in one gland or glands.
  2. Disease tumor site the presence of inflammation.

Complications of parotid gland:

  1. swelling of the lining of the brain and the spinal cord.
  2. Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.
  3. inflammation of the testicles and ovaries.
  4. inflammation of the pancreas ..

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