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Show OREM TIMES Page 3 NEWS, STORIES AND EVENTS FROM YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD Thursday, July 19, 2007 OVER H E A R D IN OREM An Orem woman recently refused to cooperate with a police officer who attempted to write her a citation for not watering her lawn. The woman was bruised when she tried to prevent the officer from handcuffing her. Recently she's been speaking with a high-power Los Angeles attorney. Does she deserve compensation for what happened? ! I U -Tfiii "i 'l ' J "I think she deserves an apology but not compensation and maybe some help with her lawn from the city or neighborhood neigh-borhood group." I Susie Nilsson "No. I don't think she deserves de-serves compensation. I think an apology from the city and any appropriate action against the officer needs to be taken. I don't know; that's hard." I Annie Andrus "I think she was mistreated. "It was an abuse of power I really do." by the police officer. Sounds I Ron Olive like he was on a power trip." I Diane Olive "No. I don't think there should (be compensation). If people aren't taking care of their yards, I think something should be done. I think she acted act-ed too extreme. If you have a problem, talk to the City Council Coun-cil or city administrators; she just challenged it. She should have just accepted the citation cita-tion and then went to the city. People should care about the appearance of their property because they should care about the neighborhood." Mike Denos ivy ; j "That's really a hard question. ques-tion. I don't like her talking to a high-powered attorney; they're looking for money. The whole thing wasn't handled very well. I can smell the multi-million multi-million dollar thing that's wrong. If she can work it out with the city, great, but there shouldn't be some big, long trial." I Nathalie Shorten "I think if she needs help from the police department with her medical care (from the incident). If they issued a formal apology and said it was wrong way, I think that's fine. I don't know what she's claiming. But mistakes happen; that's life." I Claire Willmore "I don't even know what happened ... A tempest in a teapot." I Ricfe Frost Rabbit fever tote county Nathan Johnson DAILY HERALD A potentially nasty biological bio-logical agent has infected 13 people in Utah. Tularemia, also known as rabbit fever, a naturally oc- " curring Class-A biological agent, is being blamed for 13 cases of serious illnesses that have sent victims repeatedly to the emergency room. The victims were from three different counties spread across the state; however, how-ever, they all have one thing in common. All 13 people are believed to have been camping camp-ing on the west side of Utah Lake sometime between the end of June and the first week of July. The Utah Department of Health has only confirmed that two of the cases are Tularemia. The remaining 1 1 cases are "suspect" with the patients showing all appropriate appropri-ate clinical signs of the bacteria bacte-ria infection. Positive confirmation confir-mation can not be made until bacterial culture growths can be completed for testing. Symptoms of the disease can include sudden fever, headaches, ulcers on the skin or mouth, swollen and painful lymph glands sometimes filled with puss, swollen and painful eyes, and a sore throat. If left untreated, Tularemia Tula-remia can be fatal. Lance Madigan, a spokesman spokes-man for the Utah County Health Department, said that Tularemia is fairly uncommon, uncom-mon, with the state seeing only two or three cases per year. "This is one of those semi-exotic semi-exotic diseases," he said. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the relative rarity of the disease often delays diagnosis and proper treatment as doctors doc-tors may try several other antibiotics more common to general skin conditions before be-fore trying the medications that target this particular bacteria. The Utah cases took about ..two weeks for the diagnosis to be made a delay which, according to Madigan, caused a patient to make several sev-eral trips to the emergency room. Once treated, however, the bacteria generally responds well to treatment with antibiotics. anti-biotics. The bacteria is generally spread through several different dif-ferent methods. The most common is handling of rabbit or other animal carcasses. Also, being bit by infected ticks, horseflies, deerflies, or simply being exposed to their fluids can cause infection. Drinking contaminated water or food can also result in infections in-fections exposure. Inhalation also is possible, but according to the CDC that is more rare than contraction through handling han-dling contaminated materials. Tularemia is not known to be spread from person to person. Persons infected with the disease are not generally gen-erally believed to be a danger dan-ger to others. While Tularemia has the potential to be weaponized, the Utah County Health Department De-partment does not believe, given the location, that there are any indications of terrorism. terror-ism. According to Madigan, almost all cases of Tularemia on record in Utah County are contracted on the West Side of Utah Lake. To protect yourself, the Health Department and the CDC recommends wearing wear-ing insect repellent with DEET, covering up with long sleeves, avoiding walking in brush, staying on trails, and not handling dead animals. I The Intermountain Utah Valley Internal Medicine Clinic welcomes Gily Ionescu, MD, to its staff. A native of Romania, Dr. Ionescu has recently completed a residency in internal medicine at Norwalk Hospital, a Yale University affiliated program in Norwalk, Connecticut. He graduated from medical school in Bucharest, Romania, where he also did a residency in infectious disease. Dr. Ionescu also holds a masters degree in human nutrition from Andrews University in Michigan. He is pleased to be part of the Intermountain Medical Group. Appointments may be scheduled by calling 357-7323. if GILY IONESCU, MD New patients are welcome. Please call to make an appointment. if, Intermountain Utah Valley Internal Medicine Clinic 1 134 North 500 West, Suite 102A, Provo 357-7323 Macy's supports your good works! Missionaries and Clergy, receive an Extra 10 off Men's & Women's apparel Shoes Home textiles Luggage Personal Care electrics Plus, free alterations on men's suits. 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