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!
The mumps affect your lymphnodes. They will become inflammed.
I don't think it does....
Measles and mumps are caused by two different viruses and usually affect different organs. Measles usually show with a skin rash while mumps affect the salivary glands near the ear. It can also affect the testicles.
Mumps affect the parotid gland .
because yuu touch each other. and then it passes on.
No. Mumps usually affect the parotid glands.
Mumps.
you pronounce the word mumps as : mumps, just as it's spelled.
Mumps is not a STD.
It's not likely to get mumps after being immunized. However, you and your twin were likely immunized at the same time, and it's possible that whatever mechanism allowed him to get mumps in spite of immunization could also affect you. Ask your health care provider for advice specific to your situation.
One of the things that mumps can do is it can cause orchitis (inflammation and swelling of the testicles), which can lead to infertility, loss of one or both testicles, and possibly severe illness or death.
all people can get the mumps