Mumps Incubation Period During Pregnancy
When a woman (pregnant or not) becomes infected with the
mumps virus, the virus begins to multiply within the nose, throat, and lymph glands in the neck. The virus can also enter the blood and spread to other parts of the body. In pregnant women, the virus can travel to the placenta and the fetus.
Contagious Period for Mumps During Pregnancy
A pregnant woman with
mumps is contagious anytime from about 3 days prior to the onset of the swelling of the salivary glands to 9 days after the onset of symptoms. A woman who is pregnant can spread mumps if she becomes infected with the mumps virus, even if symptoms never develop.
Symptoms of Mumps During Pregnancy
About 20 percent of women infected with the mumps virus do not develop symptoms. It is also thought that up to half of people infected with the virus do not develop the classic mumps symptoms, instead developing upper respiratory symptoms similar to the
common cold.
If mumps symptoms do occur, the most common ones include:
- Fever
- Swelling of the parotid salivary glands, which are located within your cheek, near your jawline and below your ears.
Other mumps symptoms can include:
- Headache
- Muscle aches
- Tiredness
- Loss of appetite
- Sore throat
- Chills.
Mumps symptoms generally improve after 1 to 2 weeks.
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