Who can get mumps?
Anyone who is not immune from either having a mumps infection in the past or from vaccination can get mumps. Before the United States started regularly vaccinating for mumps, it was a common illness in infants, children and young adults. Because most people have now been vaccinated, mumps is now a rare disease in the United States. Of those people who do get mumps, about half have either very mild symptoms or none at all, so they do not know they were infected. Back to the top.
Anyone who is not immune from either previous mumps infection or from vaccination can get mumps. Before the routine vaccination program was introduced in the United States, mumps was a common illness in infants, children and young adults. Because most people have now been vaccinated, mumps is now a rare disease in the United States. Of those people who do get mumps, up to half have very mild, or no symptoms, and therefore do not know they were infected with mumps.
Anyone can get it. It has neither age bar nor a gender bar. Who is not immunized from either previous mumps infection or from vaccination can suffer from mumps. Before the health organizations declared routine vaccination program, mumps was very common illness in infants, children and young adults. Of those people who get mumps, up to 50% have very mild or no symptoms, and hence, do not know they were infected with mumps. Causes of mumps in children It is a viral infection and mostly the virus is Paramyxovirus. It is mainly transmitted mainly by infected saliva. The saliva is infected for about six days prior to the onset of the swelling of the cheeks (salivary glands) those are known as parotid gland. An individual may be infected for up to two weeks after the onset of swelling of the glands but the severity or a peak period of infection is from a day or two before the onset of the swelling until very short after the swelling begins.
