What is the Mumps !?
A young boy with Mumps
The mumps also know as "chipmunk cheeks" is a viral disease caused by a paramyxovirus. This disease causes the parotid glands that produce saliva to swell up. It can also spread throughout the body into the testes,ovaries, pancreas and the brain, if this happens the complications of the mumps increases. Recovery from the mumps takes at least 10 to 12 days.