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Is parotid gland and mumps gland the same?
Yes, the parotid gland and mumps gland refer to the same anatomical structure. The parotid gland is the largest of the salivary glands, located near the jaw, and is responsible for producing saliva. Mumps is a viral infection that primarily affects this gland, leading to its inflammation and swelling, hence the colloquial term "mumps gland."
Which gland is affected when a patient has been diagnosed with the mumps?
Mumps affect the parotid gland .
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.
Are men the only ones who can get mumps?
No. Mumps affects your salivary gland. They are present in both the sexes. Mumps has nothing to do with your sex.
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Kids with mumps have a swell time
What kind of disease causes your lower face to swell?
MUMPS
Can the occipital lymph node swell due to toothache?
depend on where the tooth located... But no
What childhood disease causes the salivary glands in the jaw to swell dramatically?
Mumps is a childhood disease that causes the salivary glands in the jaw to swell dramatically. It is a viral infection that can also cause symptoms such as fever, headache, and muscle aches. Vaccination has greatly reduced the incidence of mumps in recent years.
What gland is infected when one has the mumps?
The parotid gland is infected when one has the mumps. The virus leads to inflammation and swelling of the parotid glands, causing characteristic jaw and face swelling.
A viral disease that causes painful swelling of a salivary gland is?
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
