UPDATE: Student contracts mumps

An IU student has a confirmed case of mumps, according to a press release from the IU Health Center.\nMumps, a viral infection that can cause meningitis, has been spreading over university campuses in the Midwest. IU Health Center Director Hugh Jessop said in the press release he thought students, faculty and Bloomington residents should be made aware of the symptoms of the disease because of the recent epidemic, including swollen, painful glands on the side of the face; pain while chewing; weakness; tenderness and swelling of the testicles; and puffy cheeks, according to mayoclinic.com.\nJessop was not available for comment Friday.\nIU students are required to provide proof of immunization for measles, mumps and rubella, but the MMR vaccine is only 90 percent effective after the second of two shots is administered.\nAnother IU student was diagnosed with a disease in September.\nFreshman Ashlee Lee contracted bacterial meningitis, another disease common on university campuses.