Mumps Antibody, IgG

Mumps is a contagious disease that spreads through contact with the mumps virus, typically through saliva, nasal secretions, and other bodily fluids. It usually manifests as swelling of the parotid glands. Adults may experience more severe symptoms than children, but about one-third of people have either no symptoms or mild symptoms. Complications of the disease include meningitis (15%), pancreatitis (4%), permanent deafness, and swelling and pain in the testicles. In females, mumps can lead to ovarian swelling, but it usually does not increase the risk of infertility.

After being infected with mumps, symptoms similar to those of the flu usually appear within two weeks of contact with the virus, including fatigue, body aches, headache, loss of appetite, and mild fever. Subsequently, patients will experience the following symptoms:

Most people infected with mumps will have multiple symptoms, but some may only have minimal symptoms or even no symptoms at all.

The mumps antibody test is a method of measuring the level of mumps antibodies in the blood serum to determine if an individual has sufficient resistance to mumps.

Assessing the body's resistance to mumps: By testing the level of mumps antibodies in the blood serum, an individual's immune status to mumps can be assessed, namely whether they have produced enough antibodies to fight the mumps virus.

Determining the need for booster vaccinations: Test results can serve as a reference for booster vaccinations.

Protecting the health of family and friends: By knowing one's mumps antibody status, it can ensure that they do not become a source of mumps infection and protect the health of family, friends, and other contacts.