Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Mumps
MICROBIOLOGY
- The spread of paramyxovirus (Orthorubulavirus; historically Rubulavirus, order Mononegavirales, negative-sense, single-stranded RNA) is by respiratory transmission.
- Enveloped virus with structure and non-structural proteins
- Hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) and fusion (F) proteins are required for cellular entry and budding.
- Epithelial cells, parotid, salivary glands infected; ependymal cells in the CNS.
- Enveloped virus with structure and non-structural proteins
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Last updated: February 18, 2026
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul. "Mumps." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2026. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540356/all/Mumps.
Auwaerter P. Mumps. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2026. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540356/all/Mumps. Accessed February 27, 2026.
Auwaerter, P. (2026). Mumps. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540356/all/Mumps
Auwaerter P. Mumps [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2026. [cited 2026 February 27]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540356/all/Mumps.
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