Переводить на казахском языке? mumps is a communicable virus disease, that usual attacks one or both parotid glands located near the angle of the jaw. it commonly occurs between 5 and 15 years of age. the incubation period, i. e., the period between acquiring the infection and the first symptoms, is usually three weeks. one attack gives immunity there is pain on opening the mouth or chewing, a moderate degree of fever, loss of appetite, headache and body paind both sides of the face may swell at the same time there may be a gap of a few days between one side and the other. the swelling lasts about 6-7 days. mumps may affect testicles in boys and ovaries in girls, resulting in sterility. this is rare before puberty, and so it is best if children acquire the disease at younger age. treatment consists of bed-rest during fever, mouth-washes to keep the mouth clean and aspirin for fever and pain. mumps can be prevented by immunizing the child with mumps vaccine.