Mumps
Mumps is a contagious viral infection that used to be common in children before the introduction of the MMR vaccine.
The symptoms of mumps usually develop 14 to 25 days after a person is infected with the mumps virus (the incubation period).
Mumps is caused by the mumps virus, which belongs to a family of viruses known as paramyxoviruses.
Treatment for mumps is focused on relieving symptoms until your bodys immune system fights off the infection. The infection usually passes within a week or two.
There are several problems that often occur with mumps. These can be worrying, but they are rarely serious and usually improve as the infection passes.