Prescott's Microbiology
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Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
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To determine: The side effects of mumps in the young postpubescent male.
Introduction: Mumps is a contagious viral disease which is transmitted in the form of respiratory and salivary droplets from the infected person to a healthy person. The disease causes the swelling and tenderness of the parotid glands which is the characteristic symptom of the disease.
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