CAPE TOWN â The selection of Teboho Mohoje ahead of the veteran Schalk Burger in the Springbok team that defeated Australia, 28-10, in the Rugby Championship test last weekend reignited the racial quota debate in South African rugby.
Mumps virus. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mumps virus is the causative agent of mumps, a well-known common childhood disease characterised by swelling of the parotid glands, salivary glands and other epithelial tissues, causing high morbidity and in some cases more serious complications such as deafness.he mumps virus belongs to the genus Rubulavirus in the family Paramyxovirus and is seen to have a roughly spherical, enveloped morphology of about 200 nm in diameter. It contains a linear, single-stranded molecule of negative-sense RNA 15,384 nucleotides long.
Mumps. Mumps is a highly contagious infection spread by a paramyxovirus. The virus can travel in the air through coughs and sneezes, it may be on surfaces people touch, such as door handles or it can be picked-up from cups, cutlery, bowls or plates.n children and adults with mumps and no complications, most get better and have no further side effects. However, in rare cases neurological damage, hearing loss, pancreatitis and even death can occur. Mumps in pregnancy can be dangerous, with an increased risk of miscarriage in the first 12-16 weeks.