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Mumps (cont.)

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The diagnosis of mumps should be considered when the child has parotid swelling on one or both sides. The child may have a fever and tenderness in these glands just under and in front of the ears.

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Mumps is a single-stranded RNA virus and a member of the family Paramyxoviridae, genus Paramyxovirus.

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