Scranton and Philly area get the flu…or something

Several separate news reports suggest there may be something going around on a pretty big scale.

First, this report that a Cherry Hill school closed because many students in the school were ill with an unidentified illness.

Then, this report that school in Scranton also closed for a similar occurrence.

And finally, this report that says a certain strand of bacteria is making hundreds of people sick in Philadelphia.

What gives?