Mumps is also a disease caused by a virus which can spread through saliva and which usually infects the salivary glands. In case of having mumps, these glands swell and it becomes very painful.[2] It can be caught also by coughing, or sneezing, or touching something that has been infected with the virus. The most common symptoms of mumps are the swelling of the glands named before, the mouth starts being dry, it is sore while chewing or swallowing, fever or a headache, feeling tired all the time, and mild abdominal pain.[3]
Rubella is an infection that affects the skin and lymph nodes. The rubella virus, which is not the same that causes measles, causes it and droplets in the nose or throats that others breathe in usually transmit it. One of the main medical dangers of the rubella virus is that it can pass through a pregnant woman’s bloodstream and cause congenital rubella syndrome in the developing child. The symptoms of rubella include, mild fever, swollen, tender lymph nodes, usually in the back of the neck or behind the ears, a rash which spreads from the face and downwards, conjunctivitis, pain and swelling in the joints, and a stuffy or runny