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What microbe causes mumps?


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Mumps:

  1. Mumps is a viral disease.
  2. The disease spreads through infected saliva.
  3. It is caused by a Paramyxovirus.
  4. It is a negative-sense RNA virus having an enveloped structure.
  5. It results in inflammation and swelling in the parotid glands.

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