Glands in the human body are multiple and have different functions according to their nature and location in the body, and diseases that affect the glands in the body are many and varied and vary the causes of infection and treatment methods. The diseases that we know most about the glands are the diseases that affect the body more than others and have significant effects, and the most famous of these diseases mumps disease or diphtheria, or more commonly known as the gland, which is the disease that leads to Swollen neck top in the area below the ears, usually affects children at a young age.
Mumps or gland disease is an infectious viral disease that causes tumors in the salivary and parotid glands and pain of the infected, and there are many symptoms and may vary from one case to another, where symptoms start mostly feeling the rise in temperature and fatigue, Head and body, and loss of appetite. The symptoms of swelling of the parotid glands may not appear in all cases, but usually when the injuries in older people are more difficult symptoms, and the tumor appears on the third day of the infection, in addition to the presence of symptoms in some cases indicate injuries to the device Especially in the elderly.
Mumps complications vary according to the degree of infection, age of the patient and the speed of dealing with the disease. Half of those infected with mumps can be infected with meningitis, an inflammation of the spinal fluid that surrounds the spinal cord and brain. The worsening of the condition can also lead to loss of hearing. Also men’s testicular infections are serious complications that can lead to permanent side effects.
Mumps or gland disease is transmitted by droplets, or by contact with surfaces contaminated with the virus, and can be transmitted by air when dealing with close-ups, so there may be many cases among health care workers who deal with patients with the gland. The incubation period lasts from 15 to 19 days, and the infection begins about three days before the onset of the symptoms, and lasts about nine days after the onset.