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Suspected case of mumps at Donlin Drive Elementary in
Liverpool

*** This must be a health­related article that is at least 1 page long, from a reputable source, and gives/states factual and interesting information. Choose something that is of interest to you and that you can relate to your life. *** List FIVE (5) thoughts or ideas that you took from the article. 1.
Officials in the Liverpool Central School District are warning parents that there has been a suspected case of mumps at Donlin Drive Elementary.

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The good news is that vaccination certainly decreases the risk of getting the disease.
Unfortunately, since no vaccine is 100 percent effective, it doesn't guarantee that you or your child will be immune

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Mumps is a viral disease characterized by fever, headache, muscle weakness, stiff neck, loss of appetite, swelling and tenderness of one or more of the salivary glands situated along the angle of the jaw and inside the mouth, including the parotid gland located within the cheeks just below the front of the ear, according to the state health department.

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The vaccination rate for mumps at Donlin last year was 99.6%. The average rate for schools in Onondaga County is 98.9 percent and the average statewide is 96.3 percent, according to the state. 5. Parents were warned to keep children home from school if they have any reason to suspect that their child may have mumps. Do not send them to school until you have discussed the matter with your private physician.

Generate 3 test questions that could be asked from this article. Provide the answers. a) Why can’t vaccines be 100% effective?

b) Could Mumps cause any other health problems?

c) What do you feel is more dangerous, mumps or measles? Why?

Suspected case of mumps at
Donlin Drive Elementary in
Liverpool

A registered nurse draws a dose of mumps­measles­rubella, or MMR vaccine in this 2006 file photo. There has been a suspected case of mumps at
Donlin Drive Elementary in Liverpool.
(The Wichita Eagle/AP, 2006)

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Sarah Moses | smoses@syracuse.com
Follow on Twitter on January 29, 2015 at 5:46 PM, updated February 04, 2015 at 11:04 AM

LIVERPOOL, N.Y. --
Officials in the Liverpool Central School District are warning parents that there has been a suspected case of mumps at Donlin Drive Elementary.
The Onondaga County Health Department is closely monitoring the situation.
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The vast majority of children at Donlin Drive Elementary have already been vaccinated against mumps, " according to a message posted on the district's website from Executive Director for