ROLLING MEADOWS (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - It may be flu season, but the Cook County Department of Public Health is also advising people to watch for signs of chickenpox after a recent case at Rolling Meadows High School.
Cook County Department of Public Health officials said anyone exposed to the student at Rolling Meadows High School could start experiencing symptoms within the next two weeks.
Though non-life threatening for healthy children, public health officials said the disease is highly contagious, often spread through coughing, sneezing or contact with saliva from an infected person.
Officials said chickenpox symptoms usually start with a fever and discomfort for one-to-two days and then a blister-like rash.
They said the best way to prevent chickenpox is to get vaccinated. Those who do get it, they said, should stay home until their blisters dry up.
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