MANHATTAN, Kansas – Kansas State University has two confirmed student cases of mumps as of Thursday. Both students confirmed with the mumps reside off campus.

The university is directly notifying anyone who may have been in close contact with the students.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, symptoms for the mumps include fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, loss of appetite and swollen and tender salivary glands under the ears on one or both sides. It is spread from respiratory droplets, which are transmitted by sneezing and coughing.

Students with symptoms – even if they have received two MMR vaccinations – should immediately call Lafene Health Center at 785-532-6544 and ask for a nurse before they visit the health center.

The university’s Lafene Health Center is working with the Riley County Health Department and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to provide information to the Manhattan campus and surrounding community about the symptoms of mumps, how it is transmitted and how to prevent the spread of this infection.