What's Going Around in Metro Detroit: Heat exhaustion, skin rashes, bug bites and gastrointestinal illnesses

A weekly health roundup in Metro Detroit outlines several illnesses and injuries spreading or increasing across local counties, including dehydration, heat exhaustion, sunburn, insect bites, poison ivy, skin rashes, and gastrointestinal illnesses. Reports also highlight gastrointestinal viruses, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, croup, and other fever-related viral infections in Oakland County, alongside a noted rise in e-bike-related injuries. As hot weather continues, emergency physicians at Corewell Health and Beaumont Troy Hospital reported more dehydration cases and more poison ivy exposure, while respiratory illnesses persist in summer. In Macomb County, officials cited outdoor injuries, motor vehicle accidents, breathing problems, seasonal allergies, asthma flare-ups, and more skin rashes and bug bites. Livingston County reported gastrointestinal illnesses, while Washtenaw and Monroe counties did not report this week.