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When and for how long is a person able to spread mumps?

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Mumps is contagious three days prior to and four days after the onset of symptoms. A person is most contagious 48 hours prior to the appearance of symptoms.
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How long is an infected person able to spread the disease?

NIP: Diseases/Mumps/Mumps Disease FAQs
Mumps virus has been found in respiratory secretions 3 days before the start of symptoms until 9 days after onset. Although mumps virus has been detected on rare occasions for up to 9 days after symptom onset, the patient is most infectious within the first 5 days.
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When, and for how long, is an infected person able to spread influenza?

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The "contagious" period varies, but it probably begins the day before symptoms appear and extends for about one week after the first symptoms appeared.
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How is mumps spread?

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Mumps is spread by mucus or droplets from the nose or throat of an infected person, usually when a person coughs or sneezes. Surfaces of items (e.g. toys) can also spread the virus if someone who is sick touches them without washing their hands, and someone else then touches the same surface and then rubs their eyes, mouth, nose etc. (this is called fomite transmission).
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How is the mumps virus spread?

Mumps - Frequently Asked Questions
Mumps is spread by contact with discharges from the nose and throat. Coughing, sneezing, sharing drinks and kissing can spread these discharges. The virus can be spread from about seven (7) days before glands become swollen, to nine (9) days after. A person who is infected with mumps virus but does not have any symptoms can still spread the virus to other people
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When and for how long is a person able to spread tuberculosis?

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A person with TB disease may remain contagious until he/she has been on appropriate treatment for several weeks. However, a person with latent TB infection, but not disease, cannot spread the infection to others, since there are no TB germs in the sputum.
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Can brucellosis be spread from person to person?

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Direct person-to-person spread of brucellosis is extremely rare. Mothers who are breast-feeding may transmit the infection to their infants. Sexual transmission has also been reported. For both sexual and breast-feeding transmission, if the infant or person at risk is treated for brucellosis, their risk of becoming infected will probably be eliminated within 3 days. Although uncommon, transmission may also occur via contaminated tissue transplantation.
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WHEN, AND FOR HOW LONG, IS A PERSON ABLE TO SPREAD THE HEPATITIS C VIRUS?

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Some people carry the virus in their bloodstream and may remain contagious for years. The disease may occur in the acute form and be followed by recovery, but the majority of the cases become chronic and cause symptoms for years.
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Eighty-five to ninety percent of all HCV carriers will have it for life, or until a cure is found. There is still a debate over whether people who have had a sustained viral response after treatment are cured, or if they are just in remission. All carriers of HCV can transmit the disease to others via his or her blood. The disease may occur in the acute form and be followed by recovery, but the majority of the cases become chronic and cause symptoms for years.
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Eighty-five to ninety percent of all HCV carriers will have it for life, or until a cure is found. All carriers of HCV can transmit the disease to others via his or her blood. The disease may occur in the acute form and be followed by recovery, but the majority of the cases become chronic and cause symptoms for years.
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How long can an infected person spread the flu to others?

This can vary, depending on the age and health of the infected person. In general, healthy adults can infect others from 1 day before they begin to feel sick to about 5 days after they first develop symptoms. Young children and people with chronic illnesses can infect others for about a week or more.
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What can be done to stop the spread of mumps?

NIP: Diseases/Mumps/Outbreak FAQs
Anyone with mumps should not go back to child care, school or work for 9 days after symptoms begin. People who come in contact with a mumps case should have their immunization status evaluated. Anyone who has not received mumps-containing vaccine (preferably MMR vaccine) should be vaccinated. The local health department or a physician can help determine if a person needs one or two doses of MMR vaccine.
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What are the long-term effects of mumps?

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Permanent sequelae such as paralysis, seizures, cranial nerve palsies, aqueductal stenosis, and hydrocephalus are rare, as are deaths due to mumps.
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What can be done to prevent the spread of mumps?

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Students should not attend classes during their infectious period. Cover your nose and mouth with a disposable tissue when you sneeze or cough and wash your hands frequently. Do not share food or drinks with others. The single most effective control measure is maintaining the highest possible level of immunization in the community.
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How is genital herpes spread from one person to another?

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The herpes simplex virus (HSV) is most often transmitted from one person to another through sexual contact. It can be spread between mouth and vagina or penis, finger and vagina or penis, penis and vagina or anus, or any other combination of these. Skin-to-skin contact of the area surrounding the genital area can also spread the virus. Other methods of transmission such as touching a herpes sore then touching another person's mouth, genitals or broken skin are possible, but are unusual.
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If I am exposed to mumps, how long will it take me to develop symptoms?

Mumps - Frequently Asked Questions
If you are not immune to mumps and are exposed to this virus, it can take from 15-25 days for symptoms to appear. Some people have no symptoms at all.
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Can West Nile virus be spread from person-to-person?

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Multiple investigations have confirmed that West Nile virus transmission can occur through transplanted organs and/or blood products. The implementation of donor screening for the virus in 2003 has reduced the risk of transfusion-associated infection substantially by removing hundreds of units of potentially infectious blood products donated by donors who did not know they were infected.
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Can anthrax be spread from person-to-person?

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Direct person-to-person spread of anthrax is extremely unlikely to occur. Communicability is not a concern in managing or visiting with patients with inhalational anthrax. Is there a way to prevent infection? In countries where anthrax is common and vaccination levels of animal herds are low, humans should avoid contact with livestock and animal products and avoid eating meat that has not been properly slaughtered and cooked. Also, an anthrax vaccine has been licensed for use in humans.
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Who can get mumps?

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Anyone who is not immune from either previous mumps infection or from vaccination can get mumps. Before the routine vaccination program was introduced in the United States, mumps was a common illness in infants, children and young adults. Because most people have now been vaccinated, mumps is now a rare disease in the United States. Of those people who do get mumps, up to half have very mild, or no symptoms, and therefore do not know they were infected with mumps.
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Quality Health | Mumps
Mumps is a contagious viral infection that can cause painful swelling of the parotid glands , which are the salivary glands located between the ear and the jaw.
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Mumps - Frequently Asked Questions
It is spread by direct contact with discharge from the nose and throat from 7 days before the onset of swollen glands 9 days after. Some people can be infected and have no symptoms. Most people recover completely from the illness but mumps can be serious. Those who become very ill may have meningitis (a swelling of the covering of spinal cord and the brain). If these symptoms occur, seek medical care immediately. One in three men may get painful, swollen testicles.
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Can I isolate a person with AIDS to prevent the spread of the disease?

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Medical opinion indicates that HIV/AIDS is spread only two ways: blood to blood and semen/cervical secretions to blood. It is not airborne and there not spread by casual contact. There is no logical reason to quarantine or isolate a PWA. Since the Spring of 1985, the blood supply in the United States has been screened for HIV to protect the nations blood supply.
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How is HCV spread from one person to another?

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HCV is spread primarily by direct contact with human blood. For example, you may have gotten infected with HCV if: You ever injected street drugs, as the needles and/or other drug "works" used to prepare or inject the drug(s) may have had someone else's blood that contained HCV on them. You were ever on long-term kidney dialysis as you may have unknowingly shared supplies/equipment that had someone else's blood on them.
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How long does it take to develop immunity against mumps from MMR vaccine?

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You need to monitor your health for signs and symptoms of mumps disease, and if you experience any of these signs or symptoms, you should seek a medical assessment, advising them of the date of vaccination and dates of contact with the case.
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How long does it take to develop immunity to mumps after vaccination with MMR?

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In one study, 86.6% of vaccinees had evidence of mumps seroconversion at 4 weeks after immunization, and 93.3% had evidence of seroconversion after 5 weeks. However, seroconversion may not result in immunity. About 70%-80% of persons who have received 1 dose and 80%-90% of those who have received 2 doses are protected.
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Anthrax is not known to spread from one person to another person. Communicability is not a concern in managing or visiting with patients with inhalation anthrax.
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