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Swelling of the salivary glands in the face (parotitis) generally occurs within 12-24 hours of the above symptoms. Accompanying the swollen glands is pain on chewing or swallowing, especially with acidic beverages, such as lemonade.
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What childhood disease causes the salivary glands in the jaw to swell dramatically?
Mumps causes salivary glands to swell dramatically.
Why does you muscle begin to swell after routine weight lifting?
cause of lactic acid.
Messages from the brain to the muscles and glands in the body begin their journey in the?
Motor cortex.
What happens when your mouth waters?
The mouth waters when the brain sends a signal to the salivary glands. Once the signal is given the glands begin producing juices.
If your salivary glands are swollen and you have a temperature or fever what illness may you have?
Swollen salivary glands along with a temperature or fever may be indicative of a viral infection known as mumps. Mumps is a contagious illness that primarily affects the salivary glands, causing them to swell and become painful. Other symptoms may include headache, muscle aches, and fatigue.
What childhood disease causes the salivary glands in the jaw to swell dramatically?
Mumps causes salivary glands to swell dramatically.
Could measles make your parotid glands swell?
No. Mumps usually affect the parotid glands.
Why do mammary glands swell on a dog?
The same reason they swell on a human. That dog is preparing milk for a litter.
Is there any form of arthritis that causes lymph glands to swell?
No
Do scorpion stings swell?
After a few hours they will begin to swell.
Is there a gland where the top of your ear meets your head that could swell on both sides at the same time?
The Parotid glands are about where you describe. They are salavary glands and they can swell. If both swell it is usually from infection. One can also get stones in the ducts that drain the salavary glands. A stone would block the fliud and cause it to back up and the gland to swell. At CT scan would determine if there is a stone. Hopefully it's not mumps.
Where does mumps affect?
Your salivary glands (jaws) swell up and for men your testicles swell up and then shrink and they stay that way for the rest of your life!
Which of these illnesses causes the glands on the side of the face to swell up and become sore?
Mumps
Do your tonsils get swollen if you have mono?
No, your lymph nodes swell and cause the glands in your throat to swell also. And in most cases there are little white spots where it's swollen.
Can a large infected cut on the face cause swollen glands on the neck?
What you call glands are probably lymph nodes. Yes, they will swell. They are part of the immune response.
What happens when anal glands swell?
They need to be emptied. Sometimes they get plugged. If it happens a lot the vet can remove them. They are not really needed. They are scent glands and can be a problem if plugged all the time.
Who made the name for bubonic plague?
The bubonic plague is named after the the lymph glands which swell to form egg-shaped lumps under the skin; these swollen glands are called bubos
