Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
WAYNE COUNTY – Asthma flare-ups, viral illnesses.
Dr. Ali J. Bazzi — Pediatrician, Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital
“We’ve been seeing a surge in patients coming into the clinic and being admitted to the hospital for acute asthma exacerbations. This uptick follows “Asthma Peak Week,” which occurs during the third week of September and is known as the worst asthma week of the year. As we head into cold and flu season, it’s crucial to keep your child’s asthma under control. Talk to your pediatrician about an asthma action plan. Make sure your child takes their allergy medications—especially their nasal spray (like Flonase)—and controller inhalers every day. Staying consistent with these treatments can help prevent emergency room visits and hospitalizations.”
Dr. Kevin Dazy — Pediatrician, Children’s Hospital of Michigan
“We’re seeing tons of kids with viruses, mostly rhinovirus and enterovirus, with symptoms of fever, headaches, bodyaches, sneezing and sore throat, or any combination of those. COVID is way down right now.”
OAKLAND COUNTY— Hand foot & mouth disease, viral infections, asthma flare-ups, sports & e-bike injuries.
Sarah Rauner — Nurse Practitioner, Chief of Pediatric Emergency, Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital
“We are seeing hand, foot, and mouth disease still going around and the beginning of asthma exacerbations with viral infections and weather changes. Once the weather stays cooler we expect these numbers to increase. As part of your allergy management plan, consider involving your child, school staff and other caregivers for optimum benefit. Schedule regular check-ups with healthcare providers to track ongoing allergy symptoms and adjust treatment as needed.”
Dan Quinn, RN — Emergency Department Manager, DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital in Commerce Township
“The sports injuries: football, hockey injuries. We’ve also seen some ebike injuries with kids. There isn’t really any increased number for flu or covid yet. Usually this time of year, we typically see respiratory viruses with the kids going back to school. But they haven’t been bringing home the viruses.”
WASHTENAW COUNTY – Croup, asthma flare-ups, colds, stomach viruses, upper respiratory infections, COVID.
Dr. Brad Uren — Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Michigan Medicine
“We are still seeing some GI illnesses, though the incidence is decreasing this week on the adult side. Upper respiratory infections are still in circulation, including COVID.”
Dr. Stuart Bradin — Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, Michigan Medicine
“Several cases of croup. We’re also seeing asthma and human rhinoenterovirus.”
Washtenaw County Health Department
“Influenza cases in Washtenaw County residents are currently at low levels. Influenza A & B wastewater detection is currently at low levels in both Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. According to the most recent MDHHS MI Flu Focus report, Influenza A H1N1 is currently dominating the 2025-2026 influenza season.”
MONROE COUNTY – Whooping cough, asthma flare-ups, seasonal allergies, colds.
Dr. Nicholas Schenk — ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital Family Medicine Residency
“We’ve recently seen cases of whooping cough in the Monroe area. This illness often appears as a severe cold, with symptoms such as a persistent cough and fever in older children and adults. However, it can be much more serious in infants and toddlers. Whooping cough is a vaccine-preventable disease, and individuals who have received the Tdap vaccine may still contract it, but typically experience milder symptoms.”
MACOMB COUNTY – Strep throat, COVID, seasonal allergies, asthma flare-ups, upper respiratory viruses, sports injuries.
Dr. Christopher Shamass — Emergency Physician at McLaren Macomb
“Various soft tissue and orthopedic injuries continue to be very common among patients in the trauma center, with a significant portion of those patients being pediatric, youth athletes. Patients with symptoms of a viral upper respiratory infection, including a persistent cough, congestion, runny nose, and sore throat, continue to present in steady volumes, though they have mainly tested negative for COVID-19 and the flu. Seasonal allergies have created complications for asthma sufferers, with severe symptoms leading to breathing difficulties and other complications.”
Dr. Maria Samuel — Primary Care Physician, Henry Ford Medical Center Sterling Heights
“We are continuing to see Covid patients and also allergy flares from weather fluctuations are also being seen. Strep throat is another illness we are seeing more this week.”
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Respiratory viruses, COVID, croup.
Trinity Health Livingston Emergency Department and the Brighton Medical Center
“We have had an increase in adult and pediatric viral respiratory infections. Also, bee stings, sports injuries, especially football.”