Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools confirmed a student was diagnosed with a case of Mumps. An email was sent to parents ...
A River Road Middle School student was diagnosed with the highly infectious disease and alerted district families on Sunday.
Rusk County Public Health has received notification of a confirmed case of mumps in Rusk County.
Mumps is a contagious illness caused by a virus. It often happens in childhood but is largely preventable with a vaccine. Mumps is easily spread by airborne droplets from the upper respiratory tract.