One out of every 10 children will also get ear infections or pneumonia. One child in every 3,000 who gets measles dies. Women who are pregnant and get measles may have miscarriages. Or, their children may be born with physical or mental handicaps. Mumps is a common childhood disease that produces fever, headaches and swollen cheeks.
Mumps can also cause deafness.
About 1 out of every 4 men who gets mumps will find their testicles are painfully swollen. For 1 out of every 10 women who gets mumps, her ovaries will be infected, causing severe pain. Mumps have caused sterility in only rare cases. Rubella is also called German measles. It is a common disease in children and less common but more severe for adults.