Mumps: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment of Parotid Inflammation

Mumps is an inflammation of the salivary glands on the side of the face (parotid) due to a viral infection.

This condition is characterized by swelling on the side of the face under the ear. Mumps can be contagious and generally affects children aged 5–9 years.

The parotid glands, which are located under the ears, are responsible for producing saliva.

Mumps occurs when the parotid glands become inflamed due to a viral infection from the paramyxovirus group.

The virus can easily spread to other people through splashes of saliva or saliva that comes out of the mouth or nose.

Mumps itself is caused by a viral infection from the paramyxovirus group.

This virus can enter the human body and then settle, multiply, and cause inflammation and swelling of the parotid glands.(awy)