Mumps Basics

The best way to prevent mumps is for all children to be fully vaccinated on time. There are two combination vaccines used to prevent mumps: measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV) vaccine.

• Mumps Facts
  Fact sheet with general information about mumps including symptoms, complications, tests, and treatment.
• How effective is the mumps vaccine? (PDF)
  This infographic explains the effectiveness of mumps vaccine using the example of 100 people being exposed to mumps.
• CDC: About Mumps
  Information about mumps, signs and symptom, and how to prevent it.
• Immunize.org: MMR Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) and Immunize.org: MMRV Vaccine Information Statements (VIS)
  Vaccine Information Statement (VIS); includes a description of the disease, who should get the vaccine and when, who should not be vaccinated, and potential side effects.