Advice received from the NHS. Mumps is currently circulating in the community at a higher than usual level in Lothian. Mumps is a viral infection which is not usually a serious illness but it can take up to ten days or more to feel better. The signs, symptoms of mumps include fever, headache, swelling of glands on both sides of the face. Pupils with symptoms of mumps should not attend school until they are recovered and at least five days after the facial swelling began. Find out more: https://www.nhsinform.scot/i…/infections-and-poisoning/mumps
Ferryhill Primary School 