General Information
Mumps is a disease caused by a virus. It usually starts with a few days of fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, and loss of appetite, followed by swollen salivary glands.
It is contagious and spreads from person to person through the air or by direct contact with saliva or infected droplets.
You can protect yourself and your family against mumps with vaccination.
- Mumps fact sheet, P-42110 (PDF)
- Mumps overview - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Mumps vaccination information - CDC
- MMR vaccine information statement - CDC
- CDC Mumps fact sheet for parents - CDC
- Infographic for college students - Don't let mumps spoil your fun - CDC
- Infographic for college students - Mumps can really ruin a selfie - CDC
- Public immunization record access
- Expert Commentary Series- Medscape
- Mumps journal articles
- Recent mumps outbreak information
Data and Statistics
Mumps update, P-02340 (PDF)
Information for Providers
- Mumps and Influenza Testing for Individuals with Parotitis, February 2018 (PDF)
- This is a Wisconsin Disease Surveillance Category II disease:
Report to the patient's local public health department electronically, through the Wisconsin Electronic Disease Surveillance System (WEDSS), by mail or fax using an Acute and Communicable Disease Case Report, F-44151 (Word) or by other means within 72-hours upon recognition of a case. DHS Communicable Disease Reporting - Case Reporting and Investigation Protocol (EpiNet): P-01969 Mumps (PDF)
- Mumps surveillance and control guidelines
- Mumps Surveillance Worksheet (PDF)
- Instructions for completing Mumps Surveillance Worksheet (PDF)
- Mumps testing guidance Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations
Contact Information
Wisconsin Local Health Departments – Regional offices – Tribal agencies
Last Revised: October 7, 2021
