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Molecular biology, pathogenesis and pathology of mumps virus.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Jan 2015
Rubin Steven, Eckhaus Michael, Rennick Linda J, Bamford Connor G G, Duprex W Paul
Abstract excerpt
Mumps is caused by the mumps virus (MuV), a member of the Paramyxoviridae family of enveloped, non-segmented, negative-sense RNA viruses. Mumps is characterized by painful inflammatory symptoms, such as parotitis and orchitis. The virus is highly neurotropic, with laboratory evidence of central nervous system (CNS) infection in approximately half of cases. Symptomatic CNS infection occurs less frequently;...
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