MUMPS
A child with Mumps.There is swelling (edema) of the neck and pre-sternal area and erythema (cellulites)of the neck area. Mumps Meningoencephalitis and unilateral deafness were common prior to routine immunization with the Mumps vaccine.
--Image courtesy of: Visual Red Book on CD-ROM --
--(2000 Red Book: 25th Edition, Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases)--
Mumps is very common in children who are not vaccinated against it. It spreads through coughing, sneezing, or just talking to an infected person. Complications include brain damage, deafness, and painful swelling of the testicles in teenage and adult men that can lead to sterility.
----Image courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention --
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