Mumps

 Epidemic Parotitis is a viral disease of the 

Human Species cause by the Mumps virus.
Mumps is a contagious disease that that leads to painful swelling of the salivary glands.
The salivary glands produced Saliva.
Saliva is a liquid that moisten foods and helps you to chew and swallow.

Symptoms
Fever
Face pain
Headache
Sore throat
Swelling problems


in male symptoms
Testicle swelling
Testicle pain
Scrotal swelling


Treatment
Ice and heat packs applied to round the neck.
Don,t give Aspirin.
Tylenol can help to reduce pain.
Erythrocin,Cephradine,Doxycycline,may be helpful as patient condition.


Homeopathic Remedies
1 Belladonna 30
is an excellent remedy for mumps.
It may be alternated with Merc,Iodide in 30 potency.


2 Phytolacca
This should be tried if the above remedies fail,and when the tumour is harder and the skin paler.


3 Pulsatilla
When the ear is involved and the pain is very severe.
It is better by heat.when mumps affect testes or mammae ,whereby they are inflammed.


4 Abrotanum
When mumps affect testes or mammae,and when Pulsatilla fails.


5 Pilocarpinum
An Excellent remedy as a preventive .
it may be given twice daily for a week.


6 Parotidinum
It is a Nosode and is used as a preventive against the infection.It may be given in 200 dilution once a week for two or three weeks as preventive.
It is also used as a curative and should be given along with other remedies .
In that case only one dose should be given stopping all other medicines for that day.