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About Mumps. Mumps is a disease caused by a virus that usually spreads through saliva (spit). It can infect many parts of the body, especially the parotid salivary glands. These glands, which make saliva for the mouth, are found toward the back of each cheek, in the area between the ear and jaw. In cases of mumps, these glands typically swell and become painful.
Salivary glands â Mumps causes pain and swelling in the parotid gland and in other salivary glands located under the tongue and jaw. Testes â In the testes, mumps infection can cause swelling, pain, tenderness and, sometimes, permanent shrinkage (atrophy), although it rarely causes sterility. Ovaries â In women, mumps infection of the ovaries can cause pain in the lower abdomen but doesn't lead to infertility.