What is Mumps???
Mumps is a viral disease caused by the mumps virus. Initial signs and symptoms often include fever, muscle pain, headache, poor appetite, and feeling tired. This is then usually followed by painful swelling of one or both parotid salivary glands.
He is grounded and monitor at home. Currently he is only having swollen parotid gland.
He don't have fever and loss of appetite.
Doctor say maybe his parotid gland is block rather than cause by mumps virus.
腮腺炎(Mump)，俗称“猪头皮”，是由滤过性病毒所引起的一种传染病，因为病毒感染会造成腮腺疼痛肿大，导致脸两侧发炎肿得像猪头一样，所以又被叫做“猪头皮”。
Chinese said "Pork Head Skin".
腮腺炎如何治疗
小儿患腮腺炎后，除了到医院治疗外，还可尝试单方治疗。另外，孩子的饮食用具要单独分开，并进行定时煮沸消毒。病儿的衣服、被褥等物品，在生病期间可拿到室外曝晒，脸盆、毛巾、手绢等物，每天需用开水烫1-2次。
腮腺炎单方治疗法：
1、青黛3-5g，紫金锭一片（研末）加醋调成稀糊状涂患处，干后再涂，约一日6-8次，涂至疼痛减轻，约4-5日。
2、以靛青或嫩柳叶膏敷局部，每日1-2次至消肿。
3、10ml食醋于砚台内用香墨磨成黑汁，以毛笔涂肿处，每日3-4次，共2-5日。
4、鲜天花粉、车前草各50g洗净捣烂加少许食盐敷患处，每日1-2次、共2-5日。
5、鲜仙人掌除去表面绒毛茫刺洗净捣烂敷之，每日2次，共4-6日。