Mumps

Is mumps worse than usual anywhere?

At or below its usual in every country that reports it.

Mumps is an illness caused by a virus. It is usually mild.

Signs: Fever, headache, and swollen cheeks or jaw from swelling of the glands that make spit.
How it spreads: Through droplets from the nose and mouth when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks, and through close contact.
How to protect yourself: The mumps vaccine is safe and works well. It is usually given as part of the combined measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine.
Get medical help: See a doctor for a stiff neck, bad headache or confusion, or for painful swelling of the testicles. Mumps can also cause deafness in children.

In Dooram's words, from the World Health Organization. Source: WHO: Mumps (Vaccine Preventable Diseases Surveillance Standards), read 8 October 2026. General information, not medical advice.

Sources. Field Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Division, National Institutes of Health, Islamabad, weekly report.