You can usually return to work or school about one week after a doctor diagnoses your mumps, if you feel up to it. Mumps usually runs its course in a couple of weeks.
Ten days into your illness, you should be feeling better. Having the virus once protects you against becoming infected again. Complications from mumps are rare, but can be serious if left untreated.
Mumps mostly affects the parotid glands. However, it can also cause inflammation in other areas of the body, including the brain and reproductive organs. Orchitis is inflammation of the testicles that may be due to mumps. You can manage orchitis pain by placing cold packs on the testicles several times per day.
Your doctor may recommend prescription-strength painkillers if necessary. In rare cases, orchitis can cause sterility. Females infected with mumps may experience swelling of the ovaries. However, if a woman contracts mumps during pregnancy, she has a higher-than-normal risk of experiencing a miscarriage.
Mumps may lead to meningitis or encephalitis , two potentially fatal conditions if left untreated. Meningitis is swelling of the membranes around your spinal cord and brain. Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain. Contact your doctor if you experience seizures, loss of consciousness, or severe headaches while you have mumps. Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas, an organ in the abdominal cavity. Mumps-induced pancreatitis is a temporary condition. Symptoms include abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting.
The mumps virus also leads to permanent hearing loss in about 5 out of every 10, cases. The virus damages the cochlea, one of the structures in your inner ear that facilitates hearing. Vaccination can prevent mumps. Most infants and children receive a vaccine for measles, mumps, and rubella MMR at the same time. The first MMR shot is generally given between the ages of 12 and 15 months at a routine well-child visit. Most people experience no side effects from the vaccine.
Some people experience a mild fever or rash or achy joints for a short time. Rarely, children who get the MMR vaccine might experience a seizure caused by fever. But these seizures haven't been associated with any long-term problems. Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products. Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission. This content does not have an English version.
This content does not have an Arabic version. Overview Salivary glands Open pop-up dialog box Close. Salivary glands You have three pairs of major salivary glands — parotid, sublingual and submandibular. Mumps Open pop-up dialog box Close. Mumps Mumps is characterized by swollen, painful salivary glands in the face, causing the cheeks to puff out.
Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic. Share on: Facebook Twitter. Show references Kliegman RM, et al. In: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. Philadelphia, Pa. Accessed July 14, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Rochester, Minn. Accessed July 13, Ramanathan R, et al. Back to Mumps. Mumps is caused by the mumps virus, which belongs to a family of viruses known as paramyxoviruses. These viruses are a common source of infection, particularly in children. When you get mumps, the virus moves from your respiratory tract your nose, mouth and throat into your parotid glands saliva-producing glands found either side of your face , where it begins to reproduce.
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