What is mumps?
Mumps is a viral/contagious disease caused by paramyxovirus, a member of the Rubulavirus family.
In the absence of immunization, mumps usually occurs in childhood.
How many days is the incubation period of mumps?
The average incubation period of mumps is 16-18 days, with a range of 12 to 25 days.
How is mumps transmitted?
Mumps is transmitted person to person through direct contact with saliva or respiratory droplets of a
person infected with mumps. The risk of spreading the virus increases the longer and the closer the
contact a person has with someone who has mumps.
What is the infectious period of Mumps?
The infectious period is considered from 2 days before to 5 days after parotitis onset, although virus has
been isolated from saliva as early as 7 days prior to and up to parotitis onset.
What are the symptoms of mumps?
The classis sign of mumps is the painfull swelling of the salivary glands, just below the ear. Others are
Loss of appetite, Fever, Muscle aches, Fatigue
Note: Symptomes of Mumps do not appear right away. Instead, they usually show up from 12 to 25 days
after infection. The more usual range is 16-18 days.
What are the complications of Mumps?
Mumps complications can include orchitis, oophoritis, mastitis, meningitis, encephalitis, pancreastitis
and hearing loss.
What are the ways to prevent mumps?
Vaccination is the best way to prevent mumps and its complications. (MMR, MMRV)
2 doses= 88% effectively
1 dose= 78% effectiveness
How to diagnose mumps?
RT-PCR and viral culture are used to confirm mumps infection. Buccal swabs are most commonly used
for RT-PCR testing, but urine and CSF may also be used in specific situations. IgM can also be used to aid
in diagnosing mumps infection.
How to asses patient with Mumps?
a. Encourage them to drink plenty of water and have good amount of sleep
b. If the glands are swollen and causing discomfort, apply ice or heat pack in the area to help ease
the pain.
c. Educate the patient about hand washing
d. Encourage the patient to use saltwater gargles if he/she has sore throat.
e. Evaluate the patient for other complications like pancreatitis, orchitis, aseptic meningitis, and
other complications that can be caused by Mumps.
Care Plan
ASSESMENT PLANNING INTERVENTION RATIONALE OUTCOME/
EVALUATION
“Nasakit ti Encourage the Drinking plenty of After 10 hours of
karubukob ko nu After 10 hours of patient to drink fluids, ideally water, midwifery intervention
agtilmunak. midwifery plenty of water. can avoid fruit juices the goal is met. The
Nasakit iti ulok intervention, the as they stimulate the patient can swallow
ken kasla ak patient will easily production of saliva, without any
makagurgurigor swallow without which can be painful. complications.
ken kasla ak problem.
mababannog ng
kanayon uray Encourage the Using saltwater
awan met ti patient to use creates a sort of
nadagsen nga saltwater gargles osmosis effect and
inubrak”as in easing the pain the salt
verbalized by the caused by sore concentration draws
patient. throat. fluid from the mouth
that are painful, and
it also helps to
relieve a painful
infection. The
saltwater breaks up
mucus and irritants
from the throat.
Help the patient Ice pack can help
put an ice pack on alleviate the pain
the swollen area.
Vital Signs: After 5 hours of Encourage the A good rest can help After 5 hours of
BP: 120/90 midwifery patient to have a in losing headache midwifery intervention,
RR: 16 breaths per intervention, the sufficient amount and lowering body the goal is met. The
minute patient will have of sleep. temperature. patient has a low
HR: 74 beats per a lower temperature of 37°C.
minute temperature in
Temp: 38.1°C 37.2°C Educate the Mumps is a
patient about self- contagious disease
isolation. and it is very
important for the
patient to not share
what he/she uses 5
days after the onset
of parotitis.
Teach and remind This is to ensure that
the patient about the patient is taking
the proper the prescribed
medication medicine in the right
intake. time with the right
dose and proper way.
Educate the Knowing the risks
patient and the that may come after
guardian about having Mumps is very
the complications important to avoid
of having Mumps. getting them and
making the situation
more dangerous.
