Is hand, foot, and mouth disease going around West Chicago, Illinois?
Not right now. No confirmed hand, foot, and mouth disease activity has been reported at West Chicago, Illinois schools and daycares in the past 14 days. That can mean it is quiet, or simply that nobody nearby has logged it yet.
How West Chicago parents can tell
- Mild fever and fussiness
- Painful mouth sores
- Red spots or blisters on hands and feet
- Drooling or refusing to eat
It is most contagious in the first week, but the virus can stay in stool for weeks, which is why daycares see long runs of it.
Everything on this page comes from West Chicago parents logging what their kids actually had, stripped of anything identifying. Nothing shows up until at least two families report the same thing, so one sick child never puts a school on the map.
Read the full hand, foot, and mouth disease guideOther illnesses in West Chicago
West Chicago schools and daycares we watch for hand, foot, and mouth disease
Follow a school to get a heads up the moment hand, foot, and mouth disease is logged there.
- McAuley School
- Pioneer Elementary School
- Saint Mary School
- Wheaton Academy
- Christ the King Seminary
- Trinity Lutheran School
- Gary Elementary School
- Leman Middle School
- Turner Elementary School
- Wegner Elementary School
- Carrie Roundy Kindergarten
- Indian Knoll Elementary School
- West Chicago Community High School
- Norton Creek Elementary School
- Currier Elementary School
Hand, Foot & Mouth in nearby Illinois towns
Follow your West Chicago school and get a heads up when hand, foot, and mouth disease shows up.