Patient's question:
The baby might have caught a cold a few days ago, showing symptoms like coughing, phlegm production, and sometimes crying due to sore throat. After visiting the hospital for a check-up, the doctor diagnosed mumps and recommended hospitalization for treatment. Now the baby has a fever and isn't eating much.What kind of help is needed: How can mumps be prevented from spreading?
Doctor's answer:
Clinical Speculation: Mumps vaccine is a live attenuated vaccine, and only one dose is required. After vaccination via subcutaneous injection, sufficient antibodies will develop approximately one month later, with an effective protection period of over 10 years. Children under one year of age can receive the mumps vaccine. The period of 4 to 5 years is the most susceptible stage for transmission. Moreover, in daycare centers or kindergartens, once an outbreak occurs, children are likely to be infected quickly. Therefore, it is best to complete the preventive vaccination before enrolling in school. During the spring season, when infectious diseases are prevalent, avoid taking children to crowded places and do not visit the homes of mumps patients. For children who have come into contact with mumps patients, close and careful observation is necessary. Oral rootstock granules can provide some preventive effect. In the spring, mumps tends to spread rapidly in kindergartens and elementary schools. For densely populated children's facilities, using vinegar fumigation or quickly opening windows for air circulation for half an hour each day can be effective.