I have never had mumps, and I've never been vaccinated either. So I am relying on herd immunity to stop me catching it, and a bit of luck. As my brother had mumps in his late teens (after puberty)... and yes his testicles swelled up in pain. And just to reassure any other guys who get it in adulthood, that infertility is actually quite a rare consequence - he now has two kids of his own.
i had mumps as a child .6 weeks later i went down with German measles because of low immune system . As an adult every time i fell pregnant the midwives would tell me i needed the measles jab. even when i told them i didn't need it as i had already had German measles . They never wouldn't believe me until the blood tests came back .
when my own kids were younger we had all the illness parties .
I had mumps last year and it was absolutely horrendous! The pain was incredible and I couldn't believe how something that I thought was a trivial infection could be so bloody painful.
My neck was all swollen and I ended up with a scarf wrapped round my head because it helped to relieve some of the pain. It took about three weeks before I felt well again.
I still don't know where I got it from, though, as no-one else had it and no-one had met anyone who had it. I must have just picked it up in a shop or on the bus or somewhere.
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The chap's neck isn't the only thing that can swell horribly...:eek:
Had mumps myself as a child... It was absolutely horrendous and I was ill for weeks with it...
when my own kids were younger we had all the illness parties .
My neck was all swollen and I ended up with a scarf wrapped round my head because it helped to relieve some of the pain. It took about three weeks before I felt well again.
I still don't know where I got it from, though, as no-one else had it and no-one had met anyone who had it. I must have just picked it up in a shop or on the bus or somewhere.
If anyone wants to know more about mumps see here. http://www.hpa.org.uk/webw/HPAweb&HPAwebStandard/HPAweb_C/1195733851374?p=1191942172905
It's interesting to note that 90% of cases in 2004 affected people aged over 15!