Mumps history and symptoms

Symptoms


The more common symptoms of mumps are:
 * Swelling of the parotid gland (or parotitis) in more than 90% of patients on one side (unilateral) or both sides (bilateral), and pain behind the lower jaw when chewing.
 * Fever
 * Headache
 * Sore throat
 * Orchitis, referring to painful inflammation of the testicle. Males past puberty who develop mumps have a 30 percent risk of orchitis.

Other symptoms of mumps can include, sore face and/or ears and occasionally in more serious cases, loss of voice.

Prodrome
Fever and headache can occur already as prodromal symptoms of mumps, together with malaise and anorexia.