CHICAGO — Cases of meningococcal disease are on the rise in Chicago, with seven confirmed cases that have resulted in two deaths in about two weeks, city public health officials said.
The seven cases of the dangerous illness have been reported since Jan. 15, according to a Thursday Chicago Department of Public Health news release. The health department has traced those in close contact with the patients and have given a post-exposure treatment to anyone who may have been exposed.
The city typically has 10-15 reports of infection per year, with cases more concentrated during the winter and more common among the elderly and young adults, according to the health department…