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Photos of Mumps Virus and People Affected by Mumps

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A few examples from the Public Health Image Library (PHIL)

Child with mumps

This photo of a young child with mumps shows the characteristic jaw swelling.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 130

This 1977 thin sectioned transmission electron micrograph (TEM) depicted the ultrastructural details of the mumps virions that had been grown in a Vero cell culture.

This picture of the mumps virus was taken using an electron microscope.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 8757

This 1973 negative stained transmission electron micrograph (TEM) depicted the ultrastructural features displayed by the mumps virus.

This picture of the mumps virus was taken using an electron microscope.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 8758

This 1976 negative stained transmission electron micrograph (TEM) depicted the ultrastructural features displayed by the mumps virus.

This picture of the mumps virus was taken using an electron microscope.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 1874

This illustration provides a 3D graphical representation of a spherical-shaped, mumps virus particle that is studded with glycoprotein tubercles.

This illustration provides a 3D graphical representation of a spherical-shaped, mumps virus particle that is studded with glycoprotein tubercles.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 21073

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Page last reviewed: March 15, 2019
Content source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Division of Viral Diseases