Mumps Orchitis: Clinical Aspects and Mechanisms
The causative agent of mumps is a single-stranded, non-segmented, negative sense RNA virus belonging to the Paramyxoviridae family. Besides the classic symptom of painfully swollen parotid salivary glands (parotitis) in mumps virus (MuV)-infected men ...
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Mumps, Cervical Zoster, and Facial Paralysis: Coincidence or Association?
The association of mumps with peripheral facial paralysis has been suggested, but its pathogenesis remains unclear. An 8-year-old girl simultaneously developed left peripheral facial paralysis, ipsilateral cervical herpes zoster, and bilateral mumps ...
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Between 2015 and 2017, routine molecular surveillance in the United States detected multiple mumps viruses (MuVs) with mutations in the small hydrophobic (SH) gene compared to a reference virus of the same genotype.
Rita Czakó Stinnett +7 more
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Mandatory vaccinations in European countries, undocumented information, false news and the impact on vaccination uptake: the position of the Italian pediatric society. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: High rates of vaccination coverage are important in preventing infectious diseases. Enforcing mandatory vaccinations is one of the strategies that some Countries adopted to protect the community when vaccination coverage is not satisfactory ...
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Unbiased Metagenomic Sequencing for Pediatric Meningitis in Bangladesh Reveals Neuroinvasive Chikungunya Virus Outbreak and Other Unrealized Pathogens. [PDF]
The burden of meningitis in low-and-middle-income countries remains significant, but the infectious causes remain largely unknown, impeding institution of evidence-based treatment and prevention decisions.
Crawford, Emily D. +25 more
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Low Prevalence of Mumps IgG Antibodies among the Paediatric Population Attending Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern India- A Pilot Study [PDF]
Dear Editor, Mumps is a Vaccine-Preventable Disease (VPD) that can cause self-limiting parotid glands swelling to complicated meningitis, deafness, and infertility.
Aridass Dhanasezhian +2 more
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Polypeptides of mumps virus [PDF]
Mumps virus was propagated in the extra-embryonic fluids of embryonated chicken eggs and was labeled by cionjection of radioactively labeled amino acids. The virus was purified by density gradient centrifugation, and its polypeptides were analyzed by polyarylamide gel electrophoresis.
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Risk Factors For Multiple Sclerosis In Volyn Region (Ukraine) [PDF]
The prevalence rate of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Volyn Region (101.0 per 100000) is the highest in Ukraine. To study MS risk factors in Volyn Region, special questionnaires were distributed among all MS patients residing in Volyn region.
Bobryk, N. (Nataliia) +1 more
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Knowledge, attitude and behaviours towards recommended vaccinations among healthcare workers [PDF]
Healthcare workers (HCWs) are an important group of professionals exposed to biological risk during their work activities. So, the aim of this study is to perform a survey on the knowledge, attitude and behaviour of Italian HCWs towards the vaccinations ...
Chiarini, Massimiliano +5 more
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The level and duration of RSV-specific maternal IgG in infants in Kilifi Kenya [PDF]
Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the major cause of lower respiratory tract infection in infants. The rate of decay of RSV-specific maternal antibodies (RSV-matAb), the factors affecting cord blood levels, and the relationship between ...
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