Mumps IgG antibody Test

IgG antibodies to mumps can be used to show immunity and detect seroconversion. A positive result indicates the presence of anti-mumps IgG antibodies and therefore prior exposure to the virus or vaccination

Test is done to detect IgG antibodies against Mumps virus

Mumps is highly infectious among unvaccinated individuals and is typically transmitted through inhalation of infected respiratory droplets or secretions. Following an approximately 2 week incubation period, symptom onset is typically acute with a prodrome of low-grade fever, headache, and malaise. Painful enlargement of the salivary glands, the hallmark of mumps, occurs in approximately 60% to 70% of infections and in 95% of patients with symptoms. This assay is used for the laboratory diagnosis of Mumps virus infection. Absence of detectable IgG antibodies suggests lack of specific immune response to immunization and no previous exposure to the virus.