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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.
1 FACT: Mumps is most contagious from one to two days before to five days after the onset of infection in the salivary glands (parotitis). 2  FACT: About two to three out of every 10 adolescent or adult men who have mumps may experience painful swelling of the testicles.umps is an acute viral disease that is spread from person to person by coughing or sneezing. Some people may have no symptoms or very mild symptoms but they can still pass the virus on to others.