Mumps
Also known as: Mumps without complication
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In short
Mumps is an illness caused by the mumps virus that starts with fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, and loss of appetite. Following these initial symptoms, the salivary glands under the ears or jaw become swollen and tender on one or both sides of the face, with symptoms lasting 7 to 10 days. The illness is caught by being with another person who has it, and while there is no treatment, it can be prevented by the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine.
Source: MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.
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Description
Mumps is an illness caused by the mumps virus. It starts with:
- Fever
- Headache
- Muscle aches
- Tiredness
- Loss of appetite
After that, the salivary glands under the ears or jaw become swollen and tender. The swelling can be on one or both sides of the face. Symptoms last 7 to 10 days. Serious complications are rare.
You can catch mumps by being with another person who has it. There is no treatment for mumps, but the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine can prevent it.
Before the routine vaccination program in the United States, mumps was a common illness in infants, children and young adults. Now it is a rare disease in the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Next to it in ICD-10
- B16Hepatitis B (acute)
- B20HIV
- B25Cytomegalovirus infection
- B27Infectious Mononucleosis
- B30Viral conjunctivitis, unspecified
- B37Yeast Infections
Neighbouring codes in the classification, not a medical link.
External resources
Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for Mumps?
B26 (WHO, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision).
What is the ICD-11 code for Mumps?
1D80.0: Mumps without complication (WHO, ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics).
Sources and attribution
- ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, © World Health Organization, licensed under CC BY-ND 3.0 IGO.
- Source: MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.
- Names other than the official source titles: Anpheros translations and plain-language names, made with AI assistance and checked automatically; the source names are in English.
- ICD-10 codes and titles © World Health Organization. Source: WHO, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (2019).
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