Will children with mumps cough?

Children with mumps may have coughing symptoms, but not all coughs are related to mumps. Common diseases that cause children to cough include upper respiratory tract infection, bronchial asthma, pneumonia and other non-mumps diseases, as well as influenza, mumps and other related diseases.

1. Non-mumps diseases

1. Upper respiratory tract infection: If a child suffers from an upper respiratory tract infection caused by pathogens such as rhinovirus and influenza virus, symptoms may include sneezing, runny nose, sore throat, coughing, etc.

2. Bronchial asthma: It is a chronic airway inflammation. When the body's resistance is reduced or it comes into contact with allergens, it can induce acute attacks, causing children to have symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, and difficulty breathing.

3. Pneumonia: Bacterial pneumonia and viral pneumonia can cause children to have obvious coughing symptoms, often dry cough or coughing up yellow purulent sputum. In severe cases, it may be accompanied by high fever, chills and other symptoms.

4. Other conditions: Some children who develop whooping cough caused by Bordetella pertussis may also have paroxysmal spasmodic coughs that are persistent and worse at night. In addition, if there is gastroesophageal reflux disease or a throat tumor, the child may have symptoms of long-term and recurrent coughing.

2. Mumps Disease

For example, influenza and mumps, during the illness, inflammatory stimulation may cause children to cough frequently. Mumps is mainly caused by mumps virus infection, with acute swelling of salivary glands as the main clinical feature. It is usually transmitted through droplets, and in a few cases it can also be transmitted through close contact or contaminated objects.

When a child shows obvious symptoms of discomfort, parents should take him to the hospital for treatment in time to avoid delaying the disease. In daily life, we should take protective measures, avoid going to crowded places, and increase the amount of water we drink, which will help promote the body's metabolism and facilitate recovery from the disease.