Symptoms of mumps usually appear 2 to 3 weeks after exposure to the virus. Some people have few or sometimes even no symptoms of the disease:

• fever ;
• headaches ;
• swelling of one or more glands near the jawbone, causing swelling of the cheeks;
• pain when swallowing or chewing food;
• fatigue;
• loss of appetite;
• ear or muscle pain.

Some symptoms are a sign of complications that can be serious:

• a fever that reaches 40 ° C (104 ° F);
• stiffness in the neck;
• convulsions;
• dizziness;
• a severe headache;
• abdominal pain:
• swelling or tenderness in one or both testicles.