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No. Mumps usually affect the parotid glands.

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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.


What childhood disease causes the salivary glands in the jaw to swell dramatically?

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What causes your neck glands to swell?

You have a parotid salivary gland in front, below and partly behind your ear. It gets usually swollen in mumps. This swelling is not so painful and eventually recovers in 7 to 10 days time. You can have swelling of parotid gland due to calculus or stone in the parotid duct. This aggravates when patient start taking the food. This requires the surgical removal of the calculus. You can have a bacterial infection at times. This is problematic condition and may need course of antibiotics and surgical drainage. You can have parotid tumors. It is problematic to do the surgery as branches of facial nerve passes through the gland. You have specialists, who operates the parotid tumors.


Why do mammary glands swell on a dog?

The same reason they swell on a human. That dog is preparing milk for a litter.


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Night sweats, along with neck soreness, can be caused by a variety of issues including infections, hormone imbalances, or conditions like sleep apnea. It's important to speak with a healthcare provider to determine the underlying cause and receive appropriate treatment. Tracking any other symptoms and discussing them with your healthcare provider can help in the diagnostic process.


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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?

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