Mumps is generally an infection in childhood, but it is
rarely seen in adults and during pregnancy. Many pregnant women have already
become immune to this disease because they had a mumps vaccine or had the
disease as a child. Once mumps is passed, a lifetime of immunity is gained, and
even if the person encounters the virus, the disease cannot occur. Rarely,
pregnant women who have not previously been immunized can get this disease.
Mumps is an infectious disease caused by a virus. It mainly
affects the salivary glands. Rarely, organs such as ovaries, testicles, brain,
pancreas can be affected. Mumps virus is transmitted through droplet infection,
i.e., someone carrying the virus breathes the air containing the droplets or by
direct contact. 1–3 weeks after contact with mumps, swelling begins under the
chin with the anterior ear of the face. There is fever, nausea, mild abdominal
pain and headache. Meningitis may also occur with high fever and severe
headache.
Diagnosis is made by looking at such clinical complaints and
findings. In suspicious cases, the blood antibody level can be measured.
MMR combination (Mumps-Measles-Rubella)
(Mumps-Measles-Rubella) vaccine is available. Mumps vaccine cannot be
administered during pregnancy because it is a live vaccine.
What are
the effects on pregnancy?
Generally, it is accepted that mumps infection during
pregnancy does not cause any negative effect on the baby other than causing
miscarriage. It can be seen in people who had mumps in the first 3 months of
low pregnancy. If it is not low, no other anomaly related to mumps occurs in
pregnancy, so termination of pregnancy is not recommended.
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