Symptoms, infection and incubation period
Symptoms include fever and an inflammatory swelling of the parotid glands.
Infection is possible seven days before and up to nine days after the onset of parotid gland swelling. The time between infection with the pathogen and the onset of the disease is twelve to 25 days (usually 16 to 18 days).
Contact persons and re-admission
Family members who attend a community facility require a medical certificate (for vaccination certificate etc.)! Sick persons may not return to school, Kita etc. for at least nine days after the onset of parotid gland swelling.
A doctor's certificate is not required, as the public health department sets exclusion periods!
Vaccination
The disease can be prevented by two vaccinations. The first vaccination is usually given at the age of eleven to 14 months with a combination vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) and chickenpox (V). The second vaccination (MMRV) should also be given by the end of the second year of life (15 to 23 months) in order to achieve vaccination protection as early as possible.
The MMR vaccination is also recommended for all adults born after 1970 with an unclear vaccination status, without vaccination or with only one vaccination in childhood, especially women of childbearing age and all persons who work in the care of immunocompromised persons or in community facilities.
The vaccinations are generally well tolerated and are also important in adulthood due to the high rate of complications in the event of illness.