It's fortunately a disease you don't hear much about anymore, but it's still does appear every now and then. A serious lung infection that is spread through water systems is now reported in Illinois and there are things to watch out for.
It's the time of year when mosquitos thrive in our part of America. No surprise then that these nasty bugs have been reported in Illinois with 2 counties now confirmed to have mosquitos with West Nile virus.
There's a nasty stomach parasite that has a long and complicated name, but the simple truth is that is has been reported in Illinois and there have been up to 30 hospitalizations as a result.
There is a terrible bacterial outbreak that has been associated with blindness and death in several cases. There is a possible connection to eye drops that have been available in Illinois and are now under a national recall alert.