Also, the compounds can be placed in chemical equations, that when balanced, show the proportion of products and reactants needed (in moles) to complete a reaction. The chemical formula can tell you the amount of each individual element that makes up that compound. Usually, they are derived by mass, so if you multiply the subscript number by the elemental mass of the number preceding, you can find how much of that element is in that compound.
Mumps is an extremely contagious viral infection that usually affects children. The condition has a number of symptoms, the most common one being swelling of one or both of the salivary glands on the sides of the face.s mumps is viral, antibiotics cannot be used to treat it, and at present there are no anti-viral medications able to treat mumps. Treatment can only help relieve the symptoms until the infection has run its course and the body has developed an immunity, much like a cold.
Healthgrades Editorial Staff. Mumps is an infectious disease caused by a virus that typically leads to painful swelling of the salivary glands in front of and below the ears. Mumps typically occurs in children between the ages of two and 12 years who were not vaccinated against mumps. Mumps may also cause flu-like symptoms, such as fatigue, fever, sore throat, headache, cough, and aches and pains; and these symptoms typically develop first, before salivary gland swelling is apparent.