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Mumps
Mumps is an infectious disease caused by a virus. The most common symptom of mumps is swelling of the salivary glands close to the jaw. Other symptoms include fever, headache and earache.
More serious symptoms can occur in rare cases, including meningitis, swelling of the testes or ovaries and inflammation of the joints.