Mumps has spread at University of Dayton in Ohio, affecting 19 students so far and 9 confirmed cases. Mary Buchwalder, medical director of the University of Dayton health center, said this is the first time she’s seen a case of mumps in the nearly 25 years she has been at the University.
Anyone with symptoms is placed in isolation for 5 days, according to Shawn Robinson, UD’s Associate Director of Media Relations. The symptoms include headache, loss of appetite, and low-grade fever. The swelling of the salivary glands or the glands below the ear are also common.
Isolation means separating affected people from those not sick, as opposed to quarantine, which separates and restricts movements of people who were exposed to the disease, regardless of whether they are sick at the moment, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
“We are working closely with public health officials and notifying the campus community out of an abundance of caution,” the university’s April 27 press release states.
