Mumps virus

"Mumps virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The type species of RUBULAVIRUS that causes an acute infectious disease in humans, affecting mainly children. Transmission occurs by droplet infection.

Descriptor ID	D009109
MeSH Number(s)	B04.820.455.600.650.750.550
Concept/Terms	Mumps virus Mumps virus Mumps viruses Myxovirus parotitidis Epidemic Parotitis Virus Epidemic Parotitis Viruses

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Organisms [B]
Viruses [B04]
RNA Viruses [B04.820]
Mononegavirales [B04.820.455]
Paramyxoviridae [B04.820.455.600]
Paramyxovirinae [B04.820.455.600.650]
Rubulavirus [B04.820.455.600.650.750]
Mumps virus [B04.820.455.600.650.750.550]

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