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By Olivia Krauth–
A U of L student living in affiliated housing has mumps, according to a campus email from Phillip Bressoud, executive director of Campus Health. The student is the only confirmed case at U of L as mumps sweeps through the state.
“Mumps typically causes swollen and tender parotid glands located just below the ears and around the jaw bone on one or both sides of the jaw,” Bressoud said. Fever, aches and tiredness round out the list of symptoms.