1, virus infection
Virus infection is the main factor leading to mumps. Mumps virus can spread through saliva, droplets and air when it comes into contact with patients. If your immunity is low, you are easily infected. Of course, it is also possible that other organs are infected with the virus and flow into the parotid gland through the blood, causing mumps.
The viruses that cause mumps include herpes simplex virus, coxsackie virus, influenza A virus and mumps virus.
2. Bacterial infection
Some mumps patients are infected with bacteria, mainly in other parts of the body, which flow into the parotid gland through blood or lymph, causing mumps.
The bacteria that cause mumps are Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus and so on.
3. Low immunity
Mumps patients have a very important factor, that is, their own immunity is low. Whether it is bacterial infection or viral infection, if their own immunity is strong enough, it is impossible to cause mumps. In addition, autoimmune diseases can also cause mumps, such as Sjogren's syndrome and Mikulic's disease.
4, lumen blockage
The permeability of parotid gland is also the key to the health of parotid gland. Some patients' parotid duct, salivary duct and other lumens are blocked by stones or tumors, which leads to parotid secretion and bacteria and viruses in it not being eliminated in time, causing parotitis. Salivary gland stones, mucus plugs and parotid duct obstruction are common.
5. How to prevent mumps?
1. To enhance their own immunity, especially children, they need to exercise under the supervision of their parents, and don't give them the chance to be infected by bacteria and viruses.
2. If you find mumps, you should immediately isolate the child and stay in bed. Diet should be light and easy to digest, and avoid irritating foods such as hot and sour.
3. Children with mumps should be isolated, and only after the parotid gland swelling has completely subsided can they go to nursery school or go to school, so as not to infect other children.
pay attention to the diet
1, latent symptoms
The incubation period from mumps virus infection to clinical symptoms is generally about 10- 15 days. In the incubation period, mumps patients generally have no symptoms of mumps, but after the incubation period, they can spread through droplets, and very few patients have symptoms such as fever and loss of appetite within a short time after exposure to the virus.
2. Precursor symptoms
There may be painless symptoms such as fever, fatigue, muscle aches, loss of appetite, vomiting, headache, conjunctivitis and pharyngitis; But most patients have no obvious symptoms.
3. Symptoms of gland swelling stage
The parotid gland is swollen, sometimes only on one side. The swelling of parotid gland spreads around the earlobe. The parotid gland is sore or painful, and the mouth of the parotid gland is red and swollen, but there is no purulent secretion. Some patients have swollen submandibular glands and sublingual glands with moderate fever.
4, concurrent symptoms
Meningitis is the most common disease, which mostly occurs in school-age children. It usually occurs 3- 10 days after cheek edema. The main symptoms are fever, stiff neck, vomiting and drowsiness.
5, treatment methods
Isolation control
Mumps can be spread by droplets, and patients should be isolated for 3-7 days after the swollen cheeks subside. 20 grams of Radix Isatidis can be decocted in water every day.
6, Chinese and Western medicine treatment
Patients with parotid gland enlargement can generally be treated with antiviral drugs, antibiotics and other drugs; Or apply purple medicine locally several times a day; If necessary, take antipyretic and analgesic drugs under the guidance of a doctor.
7. Acupuncture therapy
Under the guidance of an acupuncturist, strong stimulation can be given to points such as Yifeng and Hegu of mumps patients, and points such as Quchi and Dazhui can be added if accompanied by fever; It can significantly improve the symptoms of swelling, soreness and fever of mumps patients.
8. moxibustion therapy
Ignite the moxa stick and moxibustion at Waiguan point, Quchi point and Jiao temple 15 minutes, especially local skin flushing; It can effectively reduce swelling and relieve pain.