Post by Logan on Feb 14, 2016 4:25:35 GMT -6
Butler University officials have confirmed that three cases of mumps, a contagious disease caused by a virus, were found on campus.
The three students have left campus and returned home, according to the university. The cases were identified Thursday and confirmed Friday evening.
Students who are exhibiting symptoms can go to Butler University Health Services from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. Symptoms, which appear 16 to 18 days after exposure, usually start with a fever. Other symptoms include headache, muscle aches, tiredness, loss of appetite, and swollen and tender salivary glands under the ears.
A person infected with the virus can spread it by coughing, sneezing, talking, sharing items and touching objects or surfaces, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The disease can be prevented with the MMR, or measles-mumps-rubella, vaccine, though it's not 100 percent effective.
Read more: www.indystar.com/story/news/2016/02/13/butler-confirms-3-cases-mumps-campus/80352826/
The three students have left campus and returned home, according to the university. The cases were identified Thursday and confirmed Friday evening.
Students who are exhibiting symptoms can go to Butler University Health Services from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. Symptoms, which appear 16 to 18 days after exposure, usually start with a fever. Other symptoms include headache, muscle aches, tiredness, loss of appetite, and swollen and tender salivary glands under the ears.
A person infected with the virus can spread it by coughing, sneezing, talking, sharing items and touching objects or surfaces, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The disease can be prevented with the MMR, or measles-mumps-rubella, vaccine, though it's not 100 percent effective.
Read more: www.indystar.com/story/news/2016/02/13/butler-confirms-3-cases-mumps-campus/80352826/