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Kane County Communicable Disease services include:

  • Communicable disease investigation and surveillance

  • Community education presentations and programs

  • Immunizations for children and adults

  • Sexually transmitted disease surveillance and investigation

  • Tuberculosis (TB) prevention and treatment, education and counseling

For information call:  
630-208-3801

Disease Spotlight

MRSA   Staphylococcus aureus,"staph," are bacteria found throughout our environment and commonly carried on the skin or in the nose of healthy people. Approximately 25%to 30% of the population is colonized (when bacteria are present, but not causing an infection) in the nose with staph bacteria. Sometimes, staph can cause an infection. Staph bacteria are one of the most common causes of skin infections in the United States. Most of these skin infections are minor (such as pimples and boils) and can be treated without antibiotics.  However, staph bacteria also can cause serious infections or invasive infections such as surgical wound infections, bloodstream infections, and pneumonia. In the 1960's the antibiotic methicillin was commonly used to treat Staph infections. This lead to the development of strains of Staph-MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) that are resistant to methicillin as well as other antibiotics such as oxacillin, penicillin, amoxacillin. While 25% to 30% of the population is colonized with staph, approximately 1% is colonized with MRSA.

Kane County fact sheet
on MRSA in Schools


MRSA fact sheet

MRSA (SARM) fact sheet
in Spanish
More information on MRSA at these links:
IDPH - MRSA
IDPH - HYGIENE
IDPH - SCHOOL STAPH PRACTICES
IDPH - MRSA SCHOOL RECOMMENDATIONS
CDC - MRSA IN SCHOOLS

Fact Sheets on Other Diseases that have been in the news

Flu Shot Information             West Nile Virus Information                Avian Flu Information  
Reportable Communicable Disease List Poster  in pdf file
list of diseases for use by health care professionals  4/08

Report Communicable Diseases in Kane County Poster  in pdf file
diseases categories and where Kane County health care professionals should report them  
4/08

Report Public Threats in Kane County Poster  in pdf file
Where to report emerging infectious disease, naturally occurring outbreaks and potential bioterrorism 
7/08
HIV Testing Services  ...   Sexually Transmitted Diseases/STD Clinic
For referrals please call  Kane County Health Dept. at
847/608-2128 or 630/264-7652


HIV Testing is done at:


Open Door Clinic
Call for appointments

Aurora: 630-264-1819
Elgin: 847-695-1093

Renz Prevention Center
1845 Grandstand Place, Elgin, Il. 60123
Contact: Katie Stauffer   847-697-1221 X22
Weekdays  8AM – 4PM
Evening hours available with appointment
 

 
Greater Elgin Family Care Center
370 Summit Street, Elgin, IL
Every Thursday, 1:30 - 3:30 PM
To schedule an appointment or more information please call
847-608-2126
, 847-608-2128, OR 630-264-7652
 
TB/Tuberculin Skin Testing   Communicable Disease Spotlight Newsletter
Kane County Health Department
1330 N. Highland Avenue, Aurora, IL 630-264-7652  
OR  113 S. Grove Avenue, Elgin  847-695-0848
Mondays: 8:30 AM - 12 PM & 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Fridays:  8:30 AM - 12 PM & 1:00 - 4:00 PM
CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT OR WALK-IN
  April 2005  in pdf

September 2004 in pdf

March 2004 in pdf

l  Fact Sheets on Other Diseases That Have Been in the News in Kane County

Hepatitis A Fact Sheet
Mumps Fact Sheet  in pdf     English    Spanish
Pertussis/Whooping Cough FAQs  in pdf
Pertussis/Whooping Cough FAQs Spanish/Español in pdf
Smallpox Information
TB FACT SHEET