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viral parotitis - viral inflammation of salivary gland
Definition for viral parotitis
Parotitis is an inflammation of one or both parotid glands, the major salivary glands located on either side of the face, in humans.
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Parotitis is an inflammation of one or both parotid glands, the major salivary glands located on either side of the face, in humans. The parotid gland is the salivary gland most commonly affected by inflammation. Parotitis is most often caused by a bacterial infection of Staphylococcus aureus, but can result from viral infection, and other causes . The most common viral cause of parotitis is mumps. Blockage of the main parotid duct, or one of its branches, is often a primary cause of acute parotitis, with further inflammation secondary to bacterial superinfection.
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Facial Problems, Noninjury-Topic Overview
Viral infections such as shingles may affect nerves in the face or head, causing ... pain, especially in the parotid gland (parotitis), which is located near the ear. ...
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/facial-problems-noninjury-topic-overview
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Parotitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Viral causes: The most common viral cause of parotitis is mumps. ... Sialadenitis (Parotitis) - Drooling/sialorrhea - Benign lymphoepithelial lesion ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parotitis
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Mumps: Viral Infections: Merck Manual Home Edition
Section. Children's Health Issues. Subject. Viral Infections. Mumps. Mumps (epidemic parotitis) is a contagious viral infection that causes painful ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/print/sec23/ch273/ch273g.html
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NIP: Diseases/Mumps/Mumps Lab Diagnosis
Mumps disease: Laboratory Diagnosis-Specimen Collection and Management ... viral RNA may be detected from viral samples prior to onset of parotitis until ...
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/diseases/mumps/faqs-lab-spec-collect.htm
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Facial Problems, Noninjury - Yahoo! Health
Viral infections such as shingles may affect nerves in the face or head, causing ... pain, especially in the parotid gland (parotitis), which is located near the ear. ...
http://health.yahoo.com/skinconditions-causes/facial-problem...
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Mumps: Viral Infections: Merck Manual Home Edition
Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders. Cancer. Children's Health Issues ... Mumps (epidemic parotitis) is a contagious viral infection that causes painful ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec23/ch273/ch273g.html
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NIP: Diseases/Mumps/Mumps Technical Q&As
Mumps is a viral illness caused by a paramyxovirus of the genus Rubulavirus. ... Only 30-40% of mumps infections produce typical acute parotitis. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/diseases/mumps/faqs-tech.htm
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Mumps
Mumps is an , contagious, viral disease that causes painful enlargement of the salivary or parotid glands. ... Epidemic parotitis. Treatment: There is no ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/001557trt.htm
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Mumps Virus?associated Hemophagocytic Syndrome | CDC EID
Parotitis and acute pancreatitis due to a mumps virus infection were diagnosed. ... serologic studies for microbial and viral infections were all negative, whereas ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol11no02/04-0993.htm
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Yellow fever
Yellow fever is a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes. Causes Return to top ... Parotitis. Secondary bacterial infections. Shock ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001365.htm
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Case Definitions Print Page
... orchitis, oophoritis, parotitis or other salivary gland swelling, mastitis or pancreatitis. ... was not identified but for which viral genetic evidence ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncphi/disss/nndss/print/mumps_2008.htm
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NIP: Diseases/Mumps/Mumps Outbreak Control
Not all cases of parotitis, especially sporadic ones, are due to mumps infection; ... nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swabs, urine) for viral isolation for all cases. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/diseases/mumps/case-control.htm
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Disease Reference
Epidemic parotitis. Epidemic typhus. Epidermal cyst. Epidermoid ... Epstein-Barr viral syndrome. Epulis (when on the gums) Erb's palsy. Erb-Duchenne paralysis ...
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German Measles Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
Mumps : An acute (sudden, shortlived) viral illness that usually presents with ... infection), symptoms (parotitis), complications (orchitis, deafness, ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/german_measles/glossary.htm
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Yellow fever
Yellow fever is a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by , kidney failure, and bleeding. ... Parotitis. Shock. Coma. Death. Calling ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/001365trt.htm?terms=cause...
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Mumps: Other Viruses: Merck Manual Professional
... contagious, systemic viral disease, usually ... Parotitis is usually bilateral. ... Suppurative bacterial parotitis. HIV parotitis. Other viral parotitis ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec14/ch193/ch193d.html
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Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever: Q & A | CDC Special Pathogens Branch
... (inflammation of the eye), or parotitis (inflammation of the parotid gland) ... Management of Patients with Suspected Viral Hemorrhagic Fever United States. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/Spb/mnpages/dispages/marburg/qa.htm
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Mumps: Other Viruses: Merck Manual Professional
Parotitis is usually bilateral. ... of CNS mumps infections occur without parotitis. ... Suppurative bacterial parotitis. HIV parotitis. Other viral parotitis ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec14/ch193/ch193d.html
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Mumps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mumps or epidemic parotitis is a viral disease of the human species, caused by the mumps virus. ... Sialadenitis (Parotitis) - Drooling/sialorrhea - Benign ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Mumps
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Salivary gland infections
Viral infections such as mumps often affect the salivary glands (mumps most ... This form of parotitis is now much more rare in children because of the MMR ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001041.htm
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Meningitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Viral meningitis tends to run a more benign course than ... Viral meningitis" ... Glossitis, Tonsillitis, Sialadenitis/Parotitis, Cheilitis, Pulpitis, ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meningitis
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Mumps Epidemic --- United Kingdom, 2004--2005
Mumps usually is a self-limited viral disease that appears as parotitis. However, mumps also can lead to serious complications such as encephalitis or pancreatitis. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5507a1.htm
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Salivary gland infections
Viral infections such as mumps often affect the salivary glands (mumps most ... This form of parotitis is now much more rare in children because of the MMR ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/infectiousdiseases/Saliva...
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MedicineNet - Health and Medical Information Produced by Doctors
Mumps is an acute viral illness caused by the mumps virus. ... Terms related to Mumps: Epidemic Parotitis. Mumps RSS feed. Privacy Policy. Women's Health ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/forum.asp?articlekey=4460
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Health Library - Avera Health
Yellow fever is a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes. Causes ... Parotitis. Secondary bacterial infections. Shock. When to Contact a Medical Professional ...
http://averaorg.adam.com/content.aspx?productId=101&pid=1&gid=001365
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EID V1 N4: Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus: An Unrecognized ...
Central nervous system syndromes of "viral" etiology: a study of 713 cases. ... Orchitis, parotitis and meningoencephalitis due to lymphocytic-choriomeningitis virus. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol1no4/barton.htm
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Mumps
Acute viral illness. Parotitis and orchitis described by Hippocrates in 5th century BCE. Viral etiology described by Johnson and Goodpasture in 1934 ...
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/Slides/Mumps10.ppt
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Mumps
Epidemic parotitis. Definition Return to top ... not give aspirin to children with a viral illness because of the risk of Reye's syndrome. ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001557.htm
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Encephalitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... in the cerebrospinal fluid against a specific viral agent (such as herpes ... Glossitis, Tonsillitis, Sialadenitis/Parotitis, Cheilitis, Pulpitis, ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalitis
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Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: Arboviridae, Arenaviridae, Bunyaviridae ...
... meningitis, sometimes with rash, arthritis, orchitis, parotitis, or encephalitis. Diagnosis is by viral isolation or indirect immunofluorescence. Treatment is ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec14/ch191/ch191e.html
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Mumps Outbreak at a Summer Camp --- New York, 2005
All patients had parotitis, 24 (77%) had jaw pain, and eight (26%) had bilateral ... Specimens for serology and viral culture/nucleic acid detection (i.e. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5507a2.htm
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Bronchiolitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Viral · Bacterial (Pneumococcal) / Atypical bacterial (Mycoplasma, Legionnaires' ... Glossitis, Tonsillitis, Sialadenitis/Parotitis, Cheilitis, Pulpitis, ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchiolitis
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Conjunctivitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Viral conjunctivitis is often associated with an infection of the upper ... Glossitis, Tonsillitis, Sialadenitis/Parotitis, Cheilitis, Pulpitis, ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjunctivitis
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Salivary gland infections
This is a disorder caused by viral or bacterial infection of the salivary glands. ... Parotitis; Saladenitis. Treatment: In some cases, no treatment is necessary. ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/001041trt.htm
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Mumps Epidemic --- Iowa, 2006
Mumps is an acute viral infection characterized by fever and nonsuppurative ... was available, the most common symptoms were parotitis in 94 (83%) patients, ...
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm55d330a1.htm
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Myocarditis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Viral (e.g. enterovirus, Coxsackie virus, rubella virus, polio virus, ... Glossitis, Tonsillitis, Sialadenitis/Parotitis, Cheilitis, Pulpitis, ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myocarditis
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in Children: Infections in ...
... recurrent diarrhea, parotitis, cardiomyopathy, hepatitis, nephropathy, ... Plasma viral RNA concentrations in untreated children < 12 mo are typically very ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec19/ch280/ch280c.html
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Vaccines: Pubs/SurvManual/Rubella Chapter 15
Mumps is a viral illness caused by a paramyxovirus of the genus Rubulavirus. ... However, these agents do not produce parotitis on an epidemic scale. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/surv-manual/chpt09-mumps.htm
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Encyclopedia - DukeHealth.org
Epidemic parotitis. Causes. The mumps are caused by a virus. ... not give aspirin to children with a viral illness because of the risk of Reye syndrome. ...
http://dukehealthsystem.adam.com/content.aspx?productId=117&pid=1&gid=001557
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Vaccines: VPD-VAC/Mumps/Outbreak/Lab Diagnosis Specimen Collection Mgmt
Outbreak Mumps: Lab Diagnosis-Specimen Collection and Management ... viral RNA may be detected from viral samples prior to onset of parotitis until ...
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/mumps/outbreak/faqs-lab-spec-collect.htm
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Hepatitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hepatitis (Viral hepatitis, Autoimmune hepatitis, Alcoholic hepatitis) ... Glossitis, Tonsillitis, Sialadenitis/Parotitis, Cheilitis, Pulpitis, ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis
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Marburg virus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... cord), uveitis (eyes), and parotitis (salivary glands)[citation needed] ... Viral hemorrhagic fever: Omsk hemorrhagic fever (OHFV) · Kyasanur forest disease ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marburg_virus
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Update: Multistate Outbreak of Mumps --- United States, January 1--May ...
Twelve mumps viral isolates from six states were characterized; ... Parotitis was reported in 870 (66%) of the 1,327 patients for whom such data were available. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5520a4.htm
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Oral ulcer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Viral, fungal and bacterial processes can lead to oral ulceration. ... Sialadenitis (Parotitis) - Drooling/sialorrhea - Benign lymphoepithelial lesion ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_ulcer
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Brief Report: Update: Mumps Activity --- United States, January 1 ...
Parotid duct swab is the preferred viral sample for mumps; urine samples are no ... g., parotitis) or symptoms; a delayed IgM response has been observed in patients ...
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5542a3.htm
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Mumps
Epidemic parotitis. Causes. The mumps are caused by a virus. ... not give aspirin to children with a viral illness because of the risk of Reye syndrome. ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/infectiousdiseases/Mumps.htm
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Exposure to Mumps During Air Travel -- United States, April 2006
Mumps is an acute viral infection characterized by a nonspecific prodrome, ... An estimated 60%--70% of mumps infections produce typical acute parotitis (3) ...
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm55d411a1.htm
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Mumps Virus? associated Hemophagocytic Syndrome
systemic viral infection and is charac- terized pathologically by the prolifer ... lowing parotitis and pancreatitis. A 39-year-old, previously healthy ...
http://www.cdc.gov/NCIDOD/EID/vol11no02/pdfs/04-0560.pdf
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www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/measles/documents/measles_update_wk_34_05.txt
No specimens for viral isolation were taken. ... On August 16, he developed parotitis and was seen by an ENT on August 17. The ...
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Dacryoadenitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acute dacryoadenitis is most commonly due to viral or bacterial infection. ... Glossitis, Tonsillitis, Sialadenitis/Parotitis, Cheilitis, Pulpitis, ...
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