What's going around near me?
Enter your ZIP code to see the illnesses parents logged at schools, daycares, and camps in your area over the last 14 days: strep throat, hand, foot and mouth, RSV, flu, stomach bugs, pink eye, and more.
How Ickly tracks what's going around your area
Public health dashboards report at the state or county level, weeks after the fact. That doesn't help when you're deciding whether the sore throat your kid woke up with is worth a strep test today. Ickly works the other way around: parents log what their kids actually have, tag the school or daycare, and everyone in that ZIP code sees the pattern within hours. It's the neighborhood group chat, structured and anonymized.
Follow & contribute at your child's school to get alerts and strengthen the shared local picture. Check the live illness map or the symptom comparison guides when you're trying to tell two bugs apart, then anonymously share what your family sees.
Common questions
- What's going around near me right now?
- Enter your ZIP code and Ickly shows the illnesses parents in your area logged in the last 14 days: things like strep throat, hand, foot and mouth, RSV, flu, stomach bugs, and pink eye, along with the schools and daycares where they were reported.
- How does Ickly know what sickness is going around my area?
- Parents follow schools to see what's spreading, then anonymously share symptoms, confirmed diagnoses, or healthy check-ins for their own families. Ickly combines those contributions by ZIP code and school. No names, no medical records, just a community-powered picture of what's circulating.
- Is the local illness data free?
- Yes. Browsing what's going around is free. A free account lets you follow your child's school for alerts and contribute anonymous check-ins that help other families see changes sooner.
- How current is the data?
- The snapshot covers the last 14 days and updates as soon as a parent logs a new report, so it reflects this week, not last season's averages.
- What if there are no reports in my ZIP code yet?
- That usually means Ickly is still growing in your neighborhood. Follow your child's school for heads-ups, then add an anonymous healthy check-in or symptom report when you have something to share. You can view nearby ZIP codes and statewide trends in the meantime.