parotitis 1

Parotitis is an infection of salivary gland disease acute, contagious, with symptoms typical of salivary gland enlargement, especially parotis gland. Spread the disease through direct contact with patients, such as contact with liquid vomit, saliva, urine and the patient, or through the air when people cough or sneeze. The disease is caused by the virus, so treatment is only symptomatic.
Parotitis disease spread around the world and can occur in endemic or epidemic. Parotitis is endemic in most urban populations. The virus is spread to all over the world and about men and women, 85% of infection occurs in children or young people from the age of 15 years before-the distribution of immunization. Now this disease often occurs in adults.
After the introduction of parotitis vaccine epidemic in 1968 there is a decrease in incidence figures parotitis, parotitis now so rare. In Indonesia there is also a vaccination to prevent the occurrence of parotitis. Name popular in Indonesia is "Gondongan" .
This disease is classified as mild disease, but when handling any complications that may occur serious and dangerous. Indonesia is still a lot of people who do not know about this gondongan, how to prevention, and handling. Most people have a belief or myth about the treatment of disease parotitis, where this disease can be cured with a blau powder spread on the neck under the ear swell. Because most cases of this disease occur in children, the role of family is very important to prevent and overcome disease parotitis.