PROGNOSIS, KEY INFORMATION & EXTRA’S
PROGNOSIS
- Symptoms typically resolve within 1-2 weeks – Lifelong immunity post-infection – Potential complications:
- Encephalitis (altered consciousness, seizures)
- Meningitis (headache, neck stiffness, nausea, vomiting, lethargy)
- Transient hearing loss
- Pancreatitis
- Fertility issues in males (if Epidydimal-orchitis) & females ( if Oophoritis)
KEY INFORMATION
- Highly infectious viral illness
- Requires public health notification
- 5 days isolation from symptom onset bracket
- MMR vaccine-preventable
EXTRA’S
- Different isolation period from measles (4 days)