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Mumps effects which gland of the body?
Answer: A
Mumps affects the salivary glands.
Mumps is an acute viral infection, caused by a paramyxovirus, whose characteristic sign is painful swelling of the parotid glands, the largest salivary glands, in front of and below the ears. Other salivary glands may also swell.
The virus can spread to other organs, causing orchitis, pancreatitis or meningitis, but the pituitary, thyroid and adrenal glands are not its typical targets. The MMR vaccine prevents it.
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