Mumps Vaccine
Mumps Vaccine Information

About Mumps Vaccine

Mumps Vaccine is a freeze dried preparation containing a suitable live attenuated strain of mumps virus grown in a cultures of human diploid cells or chick embryo cells or the amniotic cavity of chick embryos. Mumps Vaccine is used to provide active immunization against mumps. Mumps Vaccine is recommended for children 12 month of age and older and adults.

Indications

Mumps Vaccine is primarily indicated in conditions like Mumps prevention.

Contraindication

Mumps Vaccine is contraindicated in conditions like Pregnancy,Febrile illness,Hypersensitivity to any component of product.

Side Effects

The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Mumps Vaccine, which give rise to further complications include Encephalitis, Meningitis, Nerve deafness.The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Mumps Vaccine are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Parotid swelling.

Warnings

Vaccine should be used only if clearly needed during pregnancy. It should be used with caution in patients with any pre-existing infection, blood disorders, tumors, bone marrow disease, tuberculosis, history of seizure disorder or any allergy, especially to eggs or neomycin antibiotic.

High Risk Groups

Drug should not be given to Neonates.If prescribing authority justifies the benefits of the drug against the possible damages he/she should reevaluate them and consult the reference material and previous studies.