mumps
Swollen jaw disease
Mumps is a contagious viral disease characterized by painful swelling of the salivary glands, especially those near the jaw.
The disease primarily affects children, causing fever, headache, and the distinctive puffy-cheeked appearance.
Mumps has become rare in countries with widespread vaccination.
The word is grammatically plural but takes a singular verb: Mumps is no longer common.
Inflamed salivary gland
enlargement · cheeks · jowls · puffiness · tenderness · distension · edema · glandular
Combined pediatric vaccine
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
immunity · prevention · antibodies · serology · titer · herd immunity · schedule · childhood shots
Able to spread disease
- transmissionSending of information
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- spreadTo distribute widely
communicable · incubation · exposure · carriers · isolation · droplets · respiratory · airborne
Membrane inflammation around brain
- encephalitisInflammatory brain condition
- deafnessLack of auditory function
- pancreatitisSwollen digestive gland
- sterilityAbsence of microbes or fertility
mastitis · testicular · hearing loss · neurological · inflammation · fever · headache · fatigue
Relating to child medicine
- schoolyardOutdoor area at school
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- nurseryRoom for infants
- kindergartenEarly schooling for youngsters
outbreak · childcare · pediatrician · school nurse · infancy · toddler · adolescence · youth
Gene expression molecule
- viremiaPathogens in bloodstream
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- glycoproteinsSugar-bound cellular proteins
- viralSpreading quickly online
parotitis
Inflamed salivary gland
jaw · enlargement · cheeks · jowls · puffiness · tenderness · distension · edema · glandular · soreness
MMR
Combined pediatric vaccine
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
- boosterSomething that increases strength
inoculation · immunity · prevention · antibodies · serology · titer · herd immunity · schedule · childhood shots
infectious
Able to spread disease
- transmissionSending of information
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
spread · communicable · incubation · exposure · carriers · isolation · droplets · respiratory · airborne · sneeze
meningitis
Membrane inflammation around brain
- encephalitisInflammatory brain condition
- deafnessLack of auditory function
- pancreatitisSwollen digestive gland
sterility · mastitis · testicular · hearing loss · neurological · inflammation · fever · headache · fatigue
pediatric
Relating to child medicine
- schoolyardOutdoor area at school
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- nurseryRoom for infants
kindergarten · outbreak · childcare · pediatrician · school nurse · infancy · toddler · adolescence · youth · immunization schedule
RNA
Gene expression molecule
- viremiaPathogens in bloodstream
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- glycoproteinsSugar-bound cellular proteins
- Child Healthcheckups, immunizations, vaccinations, well-child visits, growth charts
- diseasescancer, diabetes, tuberculosis, influenza, measles
- infectionsviral infection, bacterial infection, fungal infection, parasitic infection, bacteremia
- infectious diseasescholera, anthrax, malaria, measles, flu
- childhood ailmentschickenpox, measles, croup, ear infection, ear infections
- childhood illnesseschickenpox, measles, rubella, whooping cough, scarlet fever
mumpsbacterial infection
Illness from harmful microorganisms
strep throat · tuberculosis · staph infection · bacterial meningitis · cholera
mumpsimmunity
Protected from harm
health · wellness · vaccination · disease-free · good health
mumpsHIV/AIDS
Immune-destroying viral disease
malaria · common cold · vaccinated · hepatitis C · immunized
- mumps vaccineImmunization against salivary gland virus