Mumps Research Paper

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Mumps is a disease caused by the mumps virus which is in the paramyxoviridae family. It is spread by respiratory droplets in the air. It is most common in children and is extremely contagious so much so,anyone near a person with mumps is at risk as well. This disease enters the body and first infects the epithelial cells of the nasopharynx(nasal passage linked to throat ) where it begins replicating and causing local damage to the tissue.(Osmosis- Youtube Video 2016) The well known sign of the disease according to Kidshealth.org is swelling and pain in the parotid gland (Salivary gland); a child with mumps will often look like a chipmunk. Science has come up with a vaccine that is used to prevent Mumps.This vaccination is 90% effective