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5 Mumps Cases Confirmed At Delco High School: Reports
Five cases of mumps have been confirmed Ridley High School in a student, three staff members, and a student teacher.
FOLSOM, PA — Mumps has been confirmed at a Delaware County high school, according to reports.
One student, three staff members, and a student teacher at Ridley High School have been diagnosed with mumps recently, according to KYW News.
Action News reports the district said there may be other mumps cases in the school community as well.
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District officials said the school's vaccination rate is 99.997 percent.
According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, mumps is best known for the puffy cheeks and tender, swollen jaw that it causes. This is a result of swollen salivary glands under the ears on one or both sides, often referred to as parotitis.
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Other symptoms that might begin a few days before parotitis include:
- Fever
- Headache
- Muscle aches
- Tiredness
- Loss of appetite
Symptoms typically appear 16 to 18 days after infection, but this period can range from 12 to 25 days after infection.
Some people who get mumps have very mild symptoms — like a cold — or no symptoms at all and may not know they have the disease.
Most people with mumps recover completely within two weeks.
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