“Mumps can be very painful because of the inflammation it causes, whether it’s in the salivary glands, the testes, ovaries [causing back pain] or elsewhere in the body,’ says Prof Hunter.

Measles is spread from person to person through airborne droplets and is very contagious. Mumps is a virus that can lead to deafness, meningitis, painful swelling of the testicles or ovaries, and ...

The first case was identified on September 7. Mumps causes swollen glands close to the jaw and fever, headache or muscle aches. "We think we have a good handle on things, and we are monitoring the ...

Michigan has identified 11 confirmed or probable mumps infections thus far in 2025. The contagious viral infection, which affects the salivary glands and causes painful swelling of the jaw ...