Tundras are among Earth's coldest, harshest biomes. Tundra ecosystems are treeless regions found in the Arctic and on the tops of mountains, where the climate is cold and windy and rainfall is scant. Tundra lands are snow-covered for much of the year, until summer brings a burst of wildflowers.
A. Mumps starts just like most other viral diseases, with fever, tiredness, muscle aches, and/or loss of appetite. The classic sign of mumps -- swollen salivary glands that make a person look like a chipmunk -- don't appear right away.About half of people infected with the mumps virus don't get noticeable symptoms. When mumps symptoms do appear, they usually come 16 to 18 days after infection.. Mumps starts just like most other viral diseases, with fever, tiredness, muscle aches, and/or loss of appetite. The classic sign of mumps -- swollen salivary glands that make a person look like a chipmunk -- don't appear right away.
Painful, swollen testicles can develop in males who have reached puberty and painful, swollen breasts can develop in women. Aseptic meningitis (infection of the covering of the brain and spinal cord) can occur. Some people who get mumps have very mild, or no symptoms.Mumps illness is usually not serious. Severe complications are rare. However, mumps can sometimes lead to inflammation of the ovaries (oophoritis), miscarriage in early pregnancy, and very rarely to deafness or inflammation of the brain (encephalitis).ainful, swollen testicles can develop in males who have reached puberty and painful, swollen breasts can develop in women. Aseptic meningitis (infection of the covering of the brain and spinal cord) can occur. Some people who get mumps have very mild, or no symptoms.