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Overview

The more common symptoms of mumps are:

Swelling of the parotid gland (or parotitis) in more than 90% of patients on one side (unilateral) or both sides (bilateral), and pain behind the lower jaw when chewing.
Fever
Headache
Sore throat
Orchitis, referring to painful inflammation of the testicle.^[1] Males past puberty who develop mumps have a 30 percent risk of orchitis.

Fever and headache can occur already as prodromal symptoms of mumps, together with malaise and anorexia.

Other symptoms of mumps can include, sore face and/or ears and occasionally in more serious cases, loss of voice.