What is Mumps?
Mumps is a viral infection that primarily affects saliva-producing (salivary) glands that are located near your ears. Mumps can cause swelling in one or both of these glands.
Since vaccination became routinethen, the number mumps of cases has dropped dramatically.
Complications of mumps, such as hearing loss, are potentially serious but rare.
There's no specific treatment for mumps.
Symptoms
Some people infected with the mumps virus have either no signs or symptoms or very mild ones.
The primary sign of mumps is swollen salivary glands that cause the cheeks to puff out.
When signs and symptoms do develop, they usually appear about two to three weeks after exposure to the virus.
Other signs and symptoms may include:
- Pain in the swollen salivary glands on one or both sides of your face
- Pain while chewing or swallowing
- Fever
- Headache
- Muscle aches
- Weakness and fatigue
- Loss of appetite
Mumps is caused by a virus that spreads easily from person to person through infected saliva.
The best way to prevent mumps is to be vaccinated against the disease.
Source:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mumps/symptoms-causes/syc-20375361
