The Duration of Mumps Virus Shedding after the Onset of Symptoms | Zendy

Philip M. Polgreen | Zendy; Lucas C. Bohnett | Zendy; Joseph E. Cavanaugh | Zendy; Stefan B. Gingerich | Zendy; Lucy E. DesJardin | Zendy; Meghan L. Harris | Zendy; M. Patricia Quinlisk | Zendy; Michael Pentella | Zendy

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The Duration of Mumps Virus Shedding after the Onset of Symptoms

Author(s) -

Philip M. Polgreen,

Lucas C. Bohnett,

Joseph E. Cavanaugh,

Stefan B. Gingerich,

Lucy E. DesJardin,

Meghan L. Harris,

M. Patricia Quinlisk,

Michael Pentella

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/587104

Subject(s) - viral shedding , medicine , outbreak , mumps virus , logistic regression , virus , virology , vaccination , duration (music) , pediatrics , demography , art , literature , sociology

To determine how long people shed virus after the onset of mumps, we used logistic regression modeling to analyze data from the 2006 outbreak of mumps in Iowa. Our model establishes that the probability of mumps virus shedding decreases rapidly after the onset of symptoms. However, we estimate that 8%-15% of patients will still be shedding the virus 5 days after the onset of symptoms and, thus, may still be contagious during this period.

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