Christianity. In the course of the fourth century, the Roman world became increasingly Christian, and the Byzantine Empire was certainly a Christian state. In the course of the fourth century, the Roman world became increasingly Christian, and the Byzantine Empire was certainly a Christian state.
What is mumps? Mumps is an illness caused by a virus. It usually happens in childhood. Mumps are easily spread by airborne droplets from the upper respiratory tract. The disease usually takes 2 to 3 weeks to appear. Since the introduction of the mumps vaccine, cases of mumps in the U.S. are uncommon. What are the symptoms of mumps? Many children have no or very mild symptoms. The following are the most common symptoms of mumps that may be seen in both adults and children:
Mumps is an infection caused by a virus. It mainly affects the salivary glands but sometimes other parts of the body are affected. Mumps normally affects children, but can occur at any age.Mumps is now rare in the UK as children are routinely immunised against mumps. The testicles (testes) are sometimes affected. 2  One testicle (testis) may become inflamed, swollen, and painful for about a week. 3  This is uncommon in young children. 4  However, about 1 in 4 males who get mumps over the age of 12 years will develop a painful swollen testis. 5  Occasionally, both testes are affected.