Mumps is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by the mumps virus invading the parotid gland. The patient is the source of infection, and the inhalation of droplets is the main means of transmission, and the disease develops 2-3 weeks after contact with the patient. The main manifestation of parotitis is swelling under one or both earlobes, the swollen parotid gland is often hemispherical, with the earlobe as the center of the margins are unclear, the surface of the heat has angular pain, and the local pain is felt when opening the mouth or chewing. The swelling of parotid gland is most obvious in 1-3 days after the onset of the disease, and then gradually subside, and the swelling completely subside in about 2 weeks. In the early 3-5 days of the disease, there may be fever, fatigue, reluctance to eat and other systemic symptoms. Once mumps is detected, the child should be isolated immediately and put on bed rest. The diet should be soft and easy to digest, avoiding acidic and spicy and other irritating foods. Because these foods are easy to stimulate the secretion of salivary glands, resulting in increased localized pain. Drink plenty of boiled water, keep the mouth clean, can also use compound borax solution gargle. Swollen parts can be used in traditional Chinese medicine, take 15 grams of Qingdai, or 15 grams of proprietary Chinese medicine Ruyi Jinhuang San, mix well with water. The external compress can reduce local pain and help reduce swelling. You can also take Banlangen punch. Once a child has mumps, he or she should be isolated until the swelling of the parotid gland has completely subsided before entering daycare or going to school to avoid spreading the disease to other children. Since mumps is easily prevalent in child care institutions, if a child is found to have mumps, the morning examination should be strengthened. Children who have contact with the suspected child should be observed for 21 days, and at the same time, the prophylactic oral administration of Banlangen Punch should be given. Usually for 3-5 consecutive days. One thing to note is that gammaglobulin has no preventive effect on mumps. Septic mumps is caused by bacterial infection, mainly staphylococcus. The common causes are 1, parotid hyposecretion, mostly seen in acute infectious diseases and debilitated patients; 2, parotid gland ductal opening blockage; 3, parotid gland adjacent to the group of serous inflammation; symptoms are fever, leukocytosis, parotid gland localized redness, swelling, pain, heat, when the lesion enters into the suppurative stage of parotid gland extrusion can be seen pus from the ductal opening outflow. Viral is usually called mumps, more often occurs in young children or adolescents with a history of infectious contact, can be bilateral or unilateral involvement, leukocytes not only do not increase but reduced or normal, local symptoms and septic similar, but no tendency to pus.