Mumps

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/mumps

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the virus family?Paramyxoviridae
2. What is the genus?Rubulavirus
3. What is mumps and why does it make my cheeks puff up?Mumps is a virus that mainly attacks the salivary glands, especially the parotid glands near your ears. When the glands swell, your cheeks look puffed up, like a chipmunk.
4. How do people catch mumps?You can catch mumps from someone who is coughing, sneezing, or talking close by. The virus travels in tiny droplets of saliva or air, so sharing a room or a classroom can spread it.

Hematogenous Spread: The dissemination of a pathogen or disease through the bloodstream to various parts of the body.
Herd Immunity: Indirect protection from an infectious disease that occurs when a large percentage of a population has become immune.
Live-Attenuated Vaccine: A vaccine containing a weakened form of a live virus that can still trigger an immune response but does not cause disease.
Sequelae: A condition that is the consequence of a previous disease or injury.