Mumps patients can eat watermelon. The diet of mumps patients is generally light, avoid acid diet, do not eat spicy and irritating food, and is best in a liquid form. In addition to the diet, you also need to pay attention to oral hygiene, it is recommended to rinse your mouth with saline after meals. For patients with severe parotid gland swelling and pain, topical preparations such as Jinhuang San can be used. In the early stage of the disease, antiviral treatment with ribavirin can be administered for a period of about 7 days. During the course of treatment, one needs to be alert to the emergence of complications if the patient reappears with high fever, headache, nausea and vomiting around 5-7 days into the course of the disease. In some patients with more severe symptoms of infection poisoning, hormones can be used appropriately.