Pain in the cheeks
The swollen cheeks are usually painful. This pain can be present in one cheek or on both sides. In either case, Mumps is a strong differential. In Mumps infection, the pain in the cheeks is exacerbated when patients talk, chew, or swallow
Body/joint pain
Mumps causes a general feeling of sickness in the body. It causes joint pains because it can result in inflammation of the joints. This is known as arthritis. This complication occurs rapidly usually within days of the onset of Mumps. It makes the joints red, enlarged, painful, and stiff.