Infection
Legionnaire’s Survivor Gets Prosthetics To Replace Lost Legs, Arm
He thought he simply had a high fever, but a Round Lake Beach man actually had Legionnaire’s Disease, a deadly form of pneumonia that nearly killed him.
Expert: More People Might Get Sick From Tainted Cantaloupe
So far, Illinois has seen only one confirmed case of listeriosis from tainted cantaloupe, but cases could be showing up well past Halloween.
Doctor’s Office Worker Says She Was Infected By Mold
A woman claims in a lawsuit that her blood became infected with mold while she was working at a doctor’s office in the Southwest Side’s Garfield Ridge neighborhood.
Spa Goers And Gift Givers Warned On Safety
State officials in Illinois say they’re seeing increasing reports of infection and injury at spas–and “med spas”–because of untrained and unsupervised attendants.



