"Mumps virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The type species of RUBULAVIRUS that causes an acute infectious disease in humans, affecting mainly children. Transmission occurs by droplet infection.
| Descriptor ID |
D009109
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.820.455.600.650.750.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Mumps virus- Mumps virus
- Mumps viruses
- Myxovirus parotitidis
- Epidemic Parotitis Virus
- Epidemic Parotitis Viruses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mumps virus" by people in Profiles.
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Thomas Huckle Weller MD: Nobel Laureate and research pioneer in poliomyelitis, varicella-zoster virus, cytomegalovirus, rubella, and other infectious diseases. Semin Pediatr Infect Dis. 2002 Jan; 13(1):55-63.
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Viral infection of the myocardium in endocardial fibroelastosis. Molecular evidence for the role of mumps virus as an etiologic agent. Circulation. 1997 Jan 07; 95(1):133-9.
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Thrombocytopenia. A complication of mumps. JAMA. 1974 Mar 11; 227(10):1162-4.