| Mumps are described to be a viral infection that affects your parotid glands. The parotid glands are a part of the three pairs of salivary glands located near our ears; behind and in front of the ears. This is the reason why a child suffering from mumps has swellings around his ears which is pretty visible and even the doctor checks to confirm for such an obvious symptoms. Since mumps is a viral infection, it can’t really be treated with medicine because it only goes away after it has completed its time course. Many individuals of a family or friend circle can be affected at a time; the disease takes over instantly, completes its time period and naturally leaves the body. The only medication that can help is related to relaxation, pain and healing abilities or any kind of weakness. Thankfully, mumps isn’t a chronic condition and mostly happens once in life for a week or two. The risks of having mumps in children as well as adults has increasingly decreased, yet only a decade ago, it was considered a horrible disease with several complications. The symptoms of mumps in children may vary from child to child; as 20% of the children don’t really show any signs of ailment. But some prominent symptoms may include pain in the salivary glands, difficulty in in taking food and even talking, swelling of the cheeks, fatigue and moderate fever. Moreover, headaches, muscle pains, sore throats and loss of appetite are also a few noticeable symptoms in children. But as mentioned earlier that sometimes the condition gets worse and a serious, then the child suffers from pretty high fever, hearing problems, confusion and even inflammation in the testicles which is pretty painful. A mother can for sure detect such visible indications that something is very wrong. She must report to a doctor almost immediately. Now as far as the causes are concerned, we must understand that it is a viral disease and is caused by a virus. This virus can easily be passed on so people around a patient are warned to stay cautious. It is highly contagious and may be passed if the child sneezes and coughs in the air that other breathe in. furthermore, physical interaction like hugging or kissing the patient may also pass on the disease. So basically, the cause is the virus that is transferred from one individual to the other. It is pretty resistive and can withstand harsh conditions, so take care of your kids before you have to get a cure for them. Now taking about a cure, we must take two things under consideration.
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