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REPORTER: WELL OVER TWO HUNDRED
CASES OF MUMPS NOW REPORTED ON
THE M.U. CAMPUS.
MUMPS IS A VIRAL INFECTION, THAT
CAUSES SWELLING OF THE GLANDS
AND CHEEKS.
MOST OF THE INFECTED STUDENTS
HAD THE REQUIRED TWO DOSES OF
THE MMR PROTECTING AGAINST T
MUMPS.
BUT IT'S NOT 100% EFFECTIVE AND
THE VIRUS CAN SPREAD QUICKLY IN
A COLLEGE SETTIN
>> COUGHING AND SNEEZING WITHOUT
THE INFECTED PERSON PROPERLY
USING A TISSUE OR COVERING THEIR
COUGH IS ONE WAY TO SPREAD IT.
SHARING UTENSILS OR DRINKING
CUPS IS ALSO A WAY FOR IT TO BE
SPREAD.
REPORTER: IF INFECTED STUDENTS
BRING THE VIRUS HOME FOR THE
HOLIDAYS, IT COULD SPREAD
QUICKLY AT FAMILY GATHERINGS AS
WELL
SO, PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENE.
AND WATCH FOR SYMPTOMS.
A BEAVER, LOSS OF APPETITE,
FATIGUE, MUSCLES, MAYBE IT IS A
GOOD IDEA TO GET THAT CHECKED.
REPORTER: M.U. STUDENTS ARE
ADVISED TO GET A THIRD DOSE OF
THE MMR VACCINE BEFORE RETURNI
TO CAMPUS.
THAT'S NOT UNHEARD OF, BUT IT IS
RARE.