Is mumps a respiratory infectious disease?

Is mumps a respiratory infectious disease?

1. Generally, whether mumps is a respiratory infectious disease depends on its type. If it is epidemic mumps, it is a respiratory infectious disease. If it is suppurative mumps, it is not a respiratory infectious disease.

2. Mumps is mainly divided into epidemic mumps, acute suppurative mumps and chronic obstructive mumps. Epidemic mumps is generally caused by contact with mumps virus, mainly transmitted through respiratory droplets, has a certain degree of infectiousness, and is a respiratory infectious disease. It is highly infectious in the early stage of the disease. Acute suppurative mumps is mainly caused by bacterial infection, and chronic obstructive mumps is mainly caused by obstruction of the parotid duct. These two methods are not infectious and are not respiratory infectious diseases.

3. If you have mumps, you should pay attention to maintaining personal hygiene, take active isolation measures to prevent infection of others, and take ribavirin granules, dexamethasone tablets, acyclovir tablets and other drugs under the guidance of a doctor. During the treatment process, you should also pay attention to adjusting work and rest, eating a light diet, and strengthening nutrition.

4. If you have fever, swollen cheeks or other adverse symptoms, you should go to the hospital for relevant examinations in time to identify the cause and receive standardized treatment.