1 viral illness that classically presents with parotitis.

2         We investigated cases of acute onset parotitis.

3                                All cases had parotitis.

4 ry 2014, a vaccinated student presented with parotitis.

5 United States investigated sporadic cases of parotitis.

6       Unusual occurrences, such as recurrent parotitis and prolonged viral shedding, were observed mo

7                            Sporadic cases of parotitis are generally assumed to be mumps, which often

8 a common infectious agent of humans, causing parotitis, meningitis, encephalitis, and orchitis.

9 posttransplant infections included bacterial parotitis, polymicrobial bacteremia, invasive dermatophy

10  Mumps should be considered in patients with parotitis regardless of vaccination status.

11 ns were collected during the first 3 days of parotitis, suggesting that viral shedding is minimal aft

12 n acute infection with symptoms ranging from parotitis to mild meningitis and severe encephalitis.

13 from relatively mild manifestations, such as parotitis, to more-severe complications, such as meningi

14 ssing the likelihood that a sporadic case of parotitis without laboratory confirmation is mumps.