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ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ students are required to provide proof of immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR). Acceptable documentation includes proof of 2 doses of the MMR vaccine or an MMR blood titer showing immunity.

Measles is a serious disease caused by a virus. Measles symptoms are rash, cough, runny nose, eye irritation, and fever. It can lead to ear infection, pneumonia, seizures, brain damage, and death.

Mumps is a serious disease caused by a virus. Mumps symptoms are fever, headache, and swollen glands. It can also lead to deafness, meningitis (infection of the brain and spinal corn covering), painful swelling of the testicles or ovaries, and rarely, death.

Rubella (German measles) is a serious disease caused by a virus.  Symptoms of Rubella are rash, mild fever, and arthritis (mostly in women). If a woman gets rubella while she is pregnant, she could have a miscarriage or her baby could be born with serious birth defects.

You or your child could catch these diseases by being around someone who has them. They spread from person to person through the air.

Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccine (MMR) can prevent these diseases. The MMR vaccine comes in one combination shot. Children should have 2 doses of the MMR vaccine and most adults only need one dose.

Students must complete the online Tuberculosis (TB) Screening form to meet the TB requirement. To do this, go to , use your MyCentral login, click on Forms then Tuberculosis (TB) Screening; complete and submit the form. University Health Center personnel will analyze the completed form and determine if anything further is required.

TB is a disease caused by a bacterial infection, and is transmitted through the air by a person with active TB. A person with active TB is contagious to others and is required to undergo treatment with medications.

Some symptoms of TB are persistent cough, fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever, night sweats, coughing up blood, and shortness of breath. There is treatment for TB.

For additional information on TB and testing, visit the .

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ students living in university residence halls are required to show proof of immunity for meningitis A, C, Y, and W.

Meningococcal (meningitis) disease is caused by bacteria. Meningococcal disease can be spread through respiratory or throat secretion: coughing, kissing, etc. 

The most common symptoms are headache, rigid and/or stiff neck and spine, nausea and/or vomiting, fever, and behavioral changes. Despite treatment with antibiotics, 11-19% of people in the U.S. who get the disease lose arms and/or legs, become deaf, have problems with their nervous system, become intellectually disabled, or suffer seizures or strokes. Also, 10-15% of those infected die from the disease every year. Because invasive Meningococcal disease can progress rapidly into fatalities, early detection and prompt, intensive treatment with antibiotics are extremely important.

The meningococcal vaccine protects against four types of the disease; you must have received one dose of the vaccine after the age of 16 to be considered immunized. The UHC uses the MCV4 vaccine; however if you have had the MPSV4 vaccine that also meets university requirements.