Main Office 501 Ella Avenue Joliet, IL 60433 815-727-8480 Fax 815-727-8484 TDD 815-727-8690
Community Health Center 1106 Neal Avenue Joliet, IL 60433 815-727-8670
Eastern Branch Office 44 Town Center University Park, IL 60466 815-727-8803 708-534-0800 Fax 708-534-3455
Northern Branch Office 323 Quadrangle Dr. Bolingbrook, IL 60440 630-679-7000 Fax 630-679-7015
Youth Services 407 W. Jefferson St. Joliet, IL 60435 815-727-5065 Fax 815-727-0136
The Will County Health Department distributed informational letters to 400 area physicians May 01, 2006 in the wake of an ongoing mumps outbreak initially identified in Iowa.
Mumps is an acute viral illness which typically produces sore throat, body aches, fever and swollen glands in the jaw. Most people recover from the illness in a week, but serious complications are possible. The most common complications include deafness, meningitis, miscarriage and sterility.
For more information on the nature of Mumps and its associated health risks, please refer to the following links: