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Mumps is a highly contagious infection. It results in fever and swelling of the parotid glands. These are salivary glands located near the front of the ear. Mumps is caused by a virus.
The virus is usually spread through contact with an infected person's saliva. Since the virus is highly contagious, it spreads easily among people in close contact.
Once a common childhood illness, mumps is now rarely seen in the US. This is largely because of the use of the vaccine, which provides lifelong immunity.
Symptoms include:
- Painful swelling of the parotid glands (under the cheeks and jaw)
- Fever
- Sore throat
- Headache
- Stiff neck
- Nausea and vomiting
- Drowsiness
- Swelling and pain under the tongue, jaw, or front of the chest
- In males: painful inflammation of the...
