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Item #P4211 (11/18)
What causes mumps?
Mumps is caused by a virus.
How does mumps spread?
Mumps spreads from person to person via droplets
of saliva or mucus from the mouth, nose, or throat
of an infected person, usually when the person coughs,
sneezes, or talks. The virus may also be spread
indirectly when someone with mumps touches
items or surfaces without washing their hands and
then someone else touches the same surface and
rubs their mouth or nose. Mumps is less contagious
than measles or chickenpox.
