Personal Injury Law

The Hart Family Deals with McDonald's Hepatitis A Outbreak in Illinois

By Marler Clark LLP

Local health departments continue to confirm 19 cases across Rock Island, Henry, Mercer and Woodford Counties. And those related to victims of the outbreak are starting to get vaccinated. According to QUAD TV, one family is struggling:

The Harts visited the Rock Island County health Department for their first shot in a series to combat Hepatitis A. Their son, Dylan, is infected with the disease. Angela Hart describes his symptoms, "He got a fever, thought it was just the flu, laid around didn't eat or drink much then his eyes were yellow so I took him to the doctor."

Her husband Shawn explains why they are frustrated, "11 year-old healthy boy then all of a sudden it's like somebody flipped a switch." Dylan Hart is not the only one. And as a precaution this McDonalds in Milan shut its doors and cleaned after the Rock Island County Health Department told them of their concerns. Shawn Hart, "I'm just hoping for the best, I hope he gets better and hopefully they find out where it came from and take care of it so nobody else has to go through it."

Angela Hart is angry, "They don't think about washing their hands and what it could do and now my baby is sick because someone didn't wash their hands."

Full post as published by Hepatitis Blog on July 18, 2009 (boomark / email).