1. Mumps [n.] - Sullenness; silent displeasure; the sulks. - A specific infectious febrile disorder characterized by a nonsuppurative inflammation of the parotid glands; epidemic or infectious parotitis. Nearby Words: mum mumbai mumble mumbled mumbles mumbling See 'mumps' also in:

Fever, headache, and a couple hundred itchy blisters will let you know you have it. Kids under 15 get it most often -- but adults get it, too, and their symptoms can be worse. A chicken pox.

Mumps is an infection caused by a virus that’s easily spread through saliva and mucus. It usually happens in kids who haven’t been immunized. Mumps can affect any part of the body, but it.

Causes. Mumps is caused by a type of germ called a virus. When someone has mumps, the virus is in saliva. Coughing or sneezing can release tiny droplets with the virus into the air. You can get the virus by breathing in tiny droplets. Or you can get the virus by touching a surface where droplets have landed and then touching your face.

From September 1, 2018 to August 22, 2019, 19 state health departments reported 898 mumps cases in adult migrants detained in 57 detention facilities. From 2009 to 2010, two large outbreaks occurred. One outbreak involved over 3,000 people and mostly affected students who were part of a close-knit religious community in New York City and.