Heads up parents: a case of the mumps is suspected in at the Durgee Junior High School.

Officials in the Baldwinsville Central School District notified parents Wednesday in a recorded message. Syracuse.com reports the school district said that the risk was "low" because the "vast majority" of the students at the school have received a mumps vaccinations. Parents with questions are advised to call 315-435-3236 during business hours.

"If you have any reason to suspect that your child may have mumps, please do not send them to school until you have discussed the matter with your private physician," the message said."

The CDC describes the mumps as a contagious disease that is caused by the mumps virus.

Mumps typically starts with a few days of fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, and loss of appetite, and is followed by swelling of salivary glands. Anyone who is not immune from either previous mumps infection or from vaccination can get mumps.

The MMR vaccine is the best way to prevent mumps. The CDC recommends the MMR vaccine should be routinely given when children are 12-15 months old, and a second dose should be given when they are 4-6 years old. Two doses of the vaccine are more effective against the mumps.

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