Parotitis is inflammation of the salivary glands, usually caused by bacterial or viral infection, resulting in swelling, redness, and soreness of the glands and surrounding tissues. There are four main types: acute bacterial parotitis, which causes erythema, pain, swelling, tenderness and pus discharge from the gland; chronic recurrent parotitis; viral parotitis; and recurrent parotitis in children. Symptoms include bad taste, difficulty opening the mouth, dry mouth, face pain, fever, swelling in the jaw, sore throat, and difficulty swallowing or breathing in severe cases.

2.  Parotitis is inflammation of the parotid
salivary gland.
 Inflammation results in swelling of the
tissues that surround the salivary glands,
redness, and soreness.

3. 1. Acute bacterial parotitis
2. Chronic recurrent parotitis
3. Viral parotitis
4. Recurrent parotitis in children

4.  Acute bacterial parotitis:
This is an acute inflammatory response
to bacterial infection which causes
erythema(redness), pain, swelling and
tenderness over the gland on the side of the
cheek along with the appearance of pus from
the opening of the duct on the inside of the
cheek.

6.  Bad taste in the mouth
 Difficulty opening the mouth
 Dry mouth
 Face pain
 Fever
 Mouth or facial, especially when eating
 Redness over the side of the face or the
upper neck
 Sore throat
 Swelling in the jaw region
 Difficulty in swallowing
 Difficulty in breathing
 High fever