What Is Parotitis Disease?

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Parotitis Is a Painful Swelling of Your Parotid Glands, Which Are Salivary Glands Located Between the Ear and Jaw. the Most Common Cause Is a Virus, Such as...

What Is Parotitis Disease?

Parotitis is a painful swelling of your parotid glands, which are salivary glands located between the ear and jaw. The most common cause is a virus, such as mumps, herpes, or Epstein-Barr. Bacterial infections, diabetes, tumours or stones in the saliva glands

saliva glands
The salivary glands in mammals are exocrine glands that produce saliva through a system of ducts. Humans have three paired major salivary glands (parotid, submandibular, and sublingual), as well as hundreds of minor salivary glands. ... In humans, between 0.5 and 1.5 litres of saliva are produced every day.
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, and tooth problems also may cause parotitis.

What is parotitis and how is it treated?

How is parotitis treated? Antibiotic therapy is the mainstay of treatment for parotitis that is caused by a bacterial infection. Additionally, if a secondary infection occurs within the mouth due to the dysfunctional salivary glands, antibiotics can be prescribed.

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What are the symptoms of parotitis?

Symptoms
  • Face pain.
  • Fever.
  • Headache.
  • Sore throat.
  • Loss of appetite.
  • Swelling of the parotid glands (the largest salivary glands, located between the ear and the jaw)
  • Swelling of the temples or jaw (temporomandibular area)
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