Opinions about Mumps Disease and its Severity among Different Individuals

Abstract

Objective of present study was to evaluate the knowledge of mumps disease. Opinions of different students were asked about Mumps in Bahauddin Zakariya University. Swelling of parotid glands is a common symptom of this disease and these glands are present on one or both sides of face. Mumps is a viral disease and pass from one person to another person and also transmitted by respiratory droplet. A person is usually immune for his life when an infection has completed its period once. It was concluded from present study that maximum subjects including male and female about 97% said it was viral disease while minimum 1% said it was bacterial disease.Maximum76% male and female answered that their friend had not suffered from mumps while. Maximum 79% male and female said it was not transmitted from parents to offspring. Maximum 91% male and female answered that there was no need of treatment.