3 University of Michigan students diagnosed with mumps
Three students at the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus have been recently diagnosed with mumps, a virus known for puffy cheeks and a swollen jaw, according to the university's website Tuesday.
Mumps can be transmitted before symptoms even begin, typically after 12 days. The virus is typically transmitted through droplets, usually saliva, through the act of sneezing or coughing.
Mumps can lead to deafness, swelling of the brain and/or spinal cord, painful swelling of the testicles or ovaries and, very rarely, death.
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Officials from the university were not immediately available to provide information on how the students contracted mumps or if any other students have come forward with symptoms.
University Health Service is working with Michigan Medicine and local public health authorities to identify, treat and prevent mumps, a vaccine-preventable illness.
Those who may have been in contact with someone who was recently diagnosed with mumps are encouraged to get a third shot of the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine at the university's health center.