Patient's question:
Recently, all my friends around me have gotten mumps. It's scary to see them, afraid it will spread. Watching one after another, their faces have swelled up, they can't speak, and it always hurts. They can't eat whatever they want, and they often have fever. It looks very serious. I've never had it before, and I don't know what causes mumps.Doctor's answer:
Measles is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by the mumps virus. It primarily affects children or adolescents. In addition to infecting the parotid glands, it can also affect other organs, causing meningitis, orchitis, oophoritis, pancreatitis, and other conditions.