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Mumps is a contagious viral infection that used to be common in children before the introduction of the MMR vaccine.Itâs most recognisable by the painful swellings at the side of the face under the ears (the parotid glands), giving a person with mumps a distinctive hamster face appearance.umps is a contagious viral infection that used to be common in children before the introduction of the MMR vaccine.
Mumps facts. 1  Mumps is a highly contagious viral infection with an incubation period of 14-18 days from exposure to onset of symptoms. 2  The duration of the disease is approximately 10 days. 3  The initial symptoms of mumps infection are nonspecific (low-grade fever, malaise, headache, muscle aches, and loss of appetite).