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    Mumps is a contagious viral disease that causes swelling of the salivary glands, particularly the parotid glands located below the ears, resulting in puffy cheeks and a tender swollen jaw. Common symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, and loss of appetite. While there is no cure, treatment focuses on rest, medication, and recovery typically occurs within 1-2 weeks. Rarely, mumps can cause deafness or death.

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    Mumps is a contagious viral disease that causes swelling of the salivary glands, particularly the parotid glands located below the ears, resulting in puffy cheeks and a tender swollen jaw. Common symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, and loss of appetite. While there is no cure, treatment focuses on rest, medication, and recovery typically occurs within 1-2 weeks. Rarely, mumps can cause deafness or death.

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    Preceptorial by Montejo

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    11 Joachim Gabriel G. Montejo
    Mumps is a contagious viral disease that causes swelling of the salivary glands, particularly the parotid glands located below the ears, resulting in puffy cheeks and a tender swollen jaw. Common symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, and loss of appetite. While there is no cure, treatment focuses on rest, medication, and recovery typically occurs within 1-2 weeks. Rarely, mumps can cause deafness or death.

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    Mumps

    By:Joachim Montejo
    What is Mumps?
    Mumps is a contagious disease that is caused
    by a virus. People infected with mumps will
    have swelling of their salivary glands (often
    referred to as parotitis when the parotid gland,
    located in front and below the ear, swells). This
    is what causes the puffy cheeks and a tender,
    swollen jaw.
    Common symptoms of Mumps?
    Common symptoms of Mumps start with:
    Fever
    Headache
    Muscle Aches
    Tiredness and;
    Loss of appetite
    How do we treat Mumps?
    Although there is no proper cure for Mumps, there are ways in
    treating this such as:
    Plenty of bed rest
    Consistent of taking medicine and

    But usually you can recover from Mumps within 1-2 weeks.
    Trivia!
    Mumps can, rarely, cause deafness (about 1 in 20,000 cases) or
    death (about 1 in 10,000 cases). But it is not very likely you can
    become deaf because of Mumps.

    What does this mean to me?


    It means that I must take care of myself in order to maintain
    my health.

    What does this mean to the ADI Community?


    This means they should be aware of the illness and take
    precautions to reduce their risk.

    What does this mean to society?


    To society, this means prioritizing their own health and
    spreading the word to others in order to raise awareness for
    everyone's safety.
    THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!

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