Measles and mumps - conclusion

MEASLES AND MUMPS - CONCLUSION
Because of the vaccine and the large number of children who have received it, the pattern of epidemics every second year is not seen.
Those children whose immune system is deficient due to other disease, or who are receiving cortisone, are not usually immunised but the risk to others is minimal.
Rubella and measles can be dangerous diseases for different reasons, but both are now preventable by the use of safe vaccines.
Sometimes the pancreas, an organ which lies high up in the abdomen behind the stomach, is involved and, occasionally, in women, the ovary may be affected. These complications are uncommon, however.
Treatment of mumps is non-specific and consists of rest and analgesic drugs like aspirin or paracetamol to lower the fever and to relieve pain. Antibiotics are not necessary.
After puberty, males who develop mumps should be closely watched in case orchitis develops.
An effective vaccine is now available. It may be given alone or combined with the measles vaccine.
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