Prognosis
Mumps is a self-limiting disease that often resolves within 1-2 weeks. Most people recover from mumps without any long-term residual complications. Deaths from mumps are rare, even in the unimmunised. One attack of mumps usually confers life-long immunity.
Pregnancy
Mumps in pregnancy has not been shown to cause an increased risk of severe congenital abnormalities or low birth weight. A study in the 1960s showed increased risk of miscarriage with mumps infection during the first trimester, whereas a more recent study had no increased rate of miscarriage.[2][48]
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