Is the flu going around Merrillville, Indiana?
Not right now. No confirmed the flu activity has been reported at Merrillville, Indiana schools and daycares in the past 14 days. That can mean it is quiet, or simply that nobody nearby has logged it yet.
Updated August 25, 2026 3 Merrillville schools and daycares tracked
How Merrillville parents can tell
- Sudden high fever
- Body aches and chills
- Dry cough and sore throat
- Unusual fatigue
Flu spreads from a day before symptoms start until about a week after, and kids shed the virus longer than adults.
Everything on this page comes from Merrillville 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 the flu guideOther illnesses in Merrillville
Merrillville schools and daycares we watch for the flu
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Flu in nearby Indiana towns
Know before it reaches your house
Follow your Merrillville school and get a heads up when the flu shows up.