Seventeen children fell sick at a Detroit preschool due to hand, foot, and mouth disease. And students at an elementary school are experiencing an unusually high rate of flu-like symptoms.
Public health officials in Detroit are investigating an outbreak of unidentified illnesses at an elementary and middle school after a kindergartner died.
An unknown infection or group of infections is spreading through classrooms in at least two Detroit schools and one day care facility resulting in one child dead, two in the hospital and dozens sick.
The school's been closed for a deep cleaning. Several students were experiencing flu-like symptoms. The young boy's cause of death hasn't been determined, officials said.