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Mumps.Symptoms.-The disease frequently begins with a slight chill and a feeling of general indisposition ; within a day or two a per ceptible degree of fever occurs, though this seldom attains a high degree of intensity. At this time the patient feels a certain tender ness at the angle of the jaw, which becomes quite painful during the act of chewing. This part of the face is swollen, tender and may be red ; if the swelling be extreme, the patient is unable to take any solid food, and may find difficulty even in swallowing liquids. The swelling usually subsides in four or five days, by which time the other symptoms have disappeared ; yet it is not unusual for the little patient, while still congratulating himself on his recovery, to find that the other side of the jaw is becoming similarly affected. In some instances, indeed, both sides may be attacked simultane ously, or one may be followed a day or two after the other. The disease always results in recovery, and is rarely complicated by the formation of matter within the gland ; yet it is stated that mumps not infrequently induce an inflammation in the genital organs of male or female. Undoubtedly instances are known in which such inflammation has ensued upon an attack of mumps ; yet it seems scarcely established that the latter causes the former. The disease seems to attack, most frequently, individuals between 20 and 30 years of age, though it may occur at any time previous to this period, and is not infrequently observed before puberty. Males are more frequently affected than females, and one attack of the disease seems to secure protection against subsequent seizures. Although mumps affect primarily and chiefly the parotid gland, it appears to be not merely a local, but also a constitutional disease. There seems but little doubt, moreover, that it is a communicable disease, which may indeed at times become epidemic. It is especially during these epidemics of the disease, that the cases are observed in which the disease is followed by a swelling of the testicle in the male, and of the breast in the female. Treatment.- The only treatment required is the palliation of the pain, which is often very severe. The application of cloths wrung out in hot water, or of linseed poultices, frequently changed, will usually relieve the severity of the pain. If the painful feeling be felt especially in the ear, it may be well to syringe the ear gently with warm water three or four times a day, yet there is no danger that the ear itself is involved in the inflammation. The use of mild liquid diet - milk and soups - completes the care necessary during this disease. But first, if you want to come back to this web site again, just add it to your bookmarks or favorites now! Then you'll find it easy! Also, please consider sharing our helpful website with your online friends.
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