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Show I ( I for NSHS Girls it North Sevier High School Girls Volleyball Tryouts will begin Monday, August 15, and continue through August 17. They will be held at NS HS from 9 a.m. to Noon, and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Times may vary according to experience. For more information call 529-329- 6. Lions Club Paper Drive Saturday, August 6, at 9 a.m. the Lions Club will be canvassing the city for their monthly paper drive. Please have your newspapers and magazines bundled and on the curb by 9 a.m. The lions earn about $800 from this project and the funds are used for youth activities and assistance to programs of sight savings. The Lions Club appreciates your help and support in this project Price 35 Cents Wednesday, August 3, 1988 Volume 66 Number 30 Volleyball Tryouts i ( 3 Residents asked to ' , m. ' t. '' , ' 1 , V 4S conserve water :v-- Salina City officials report that the pressurized irrigation pond is still low, but has stabilized. They remind residents that the following watering schedules must be enforced: No one waters on Monday. South of Main Street waters on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. North of Main . ; . fw- - "' 'X ' jl I t U, I . August 10 The Central Utah District Health Department will conduct an Immunization Clinic in Salina on Wednesday, August 10, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the American Legion Building. IM , iv Street, d&tf'Aty Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. August is a big watering month, according to city officials, but if the people will continue to cooperate, the city should be able to get through in good shape, they emphasize. I rj f. .... iv mf , 1 : JMk -- - c. "10 County Fair coming next week! it 11 4 Clinic in Salina St, V. JsL I Arr "V W , ll s '-- ' ' , 1 X I x? if : fey HOT WORK: Crews in Salina were busy last week paving several streets which had been approved by the Salina City Council. Streets included 4th West from 1 st North to 4th North; 4th North from 4th West to oil; First North from 3rd West to 4th West; and 2nd North on 400 block where it is graveled, Residents bitten by skunk, bats with rabies; caution urged Wayne LeBaron District Health Officer During the last two weeks of July three residents of the area have been placed on rabies prevention treatment. Two were bitten by a bat which tested positive for rabies virus. The other person was bitten by a skunk, which escaped capture and therefore could not be tested. Rabies is most often carried by bats, but may also infect any warm Next to bats, blooded animal. skunks frequently are found to be infected. The disease affects the nervous system, resulting in eventual delirium, convulsions and respiratory collapse. Once the symptoms of rabies manifests itself in man or animals, the disease is invariably fatal. There have been a few cases where humans have survived the of the disease, but the after-effec- ts disease had left them mentally and physically total cripples. Rabies usually infects humans bite of an infected animal. the by Incubation period is usually from 2 to 8 weeks, ormaybe as short as lOdays if the bite is close to the brain or spinal cord. The old Pasteur Treatment for rabies after being bitten is no longer used. It was effective, but very painful. The new treatment involves the use of Human Diploid Serum and Rabies Immune Human AIDS in Utoh still This year to date, there have been 34 reported cases of AIDS in Utah, according to the Utah Department of Health. The Bureau of Epidemiology recently commissioned a survey by SOME CATTLE BEING BROUGHT FROM RANGE af- fect rangelands The drought is beginning to take its toll in Utahs rangelands according to the U.S . Forest Service. Some of the northern areas are saying that if rain doesnt come immediately, they will have to begin bringing the cattle down from the summer ranges. J. Kent Taylor, of theFishlake National Forest, reports that though conditions are becoming very dry, they dont forsee having to bring the cattle down early. If we do, it will be handled in an individual basis,he said. The main problem is that the streams, springs and reservoirs are drying up, causing the cattle to congregate in the areas where water is available, which can cause over grazing of areas which are already beginning to suffer from the prairie dogs, ground squirrels, skunks and coyotes. All animals whether wild or domestic should be avoided if acting strangely, or if they appear sick. There are two main kinds of rabies: Furious Rabies - in animals causes them to be very aggressive and attack other animals and humans without provocation; Dumb rabies often occurs. An animal with dumb rabies may appear to h ave something caught in its throat and may be chocking. If the pe t owner opens the mouth of their dog, cat, sheep, cow, or horse to see if something is stuck in the throat, rabies virus laden saliva will cover their fingers and hands, and if there is a break in the skin, they may become infected themselves. What to Do if Bitten: Immediately wash the bite with copious amounts of soap and water. Immediately contact your personal physician or local health department. Do not destroy the animal. Many people will shoot the animal in the head. This should never be done as the animal brain is the part tested for rabies. Capture the biting animal, and submit it to local health department, along with name, date, age and address of person bitten. All animal bites should be reported. Parents are urged to take the time to instruct theirchildren never to play with bats or other wild animals, or domestic animals which act as if they are sick, or arc behaving in an abnormal manner. Remember too, that most cities and towns have ordinances that require that dogs have rabies immunization before they can be licensed. Keep your immunization program current. Sevier County Fair begins Aug. 8 on the upswing: survey conducted the University of Utah Survey Research Center to determine the attitudes of Utahns regarding AIDS. The survey was conducted to a telephone poll with 525 adults randomly selected from throughout the Drought begins to Globulin. Although expensive, the new treatment is highly effective if used in time, and is not nearly so painful to the patient Mostanimal bites occurduring warm weather. It is very important that ALL animal bites be reported lo either your personal physician or the local health department Persons should avoid wild animals, especially bats, squirrels, drought. A lot depends on Old Mother Nature - and if the rain comes to refurbish the water supply, things should go well, if not, some of the cattle may have to be moved. Northern Utah officials are noting that if the cattle are brought down early to home pastures that are already suffering from the drought, many will likely be unloaded on the market- - causing beef prices to plummet. However, Taylor feels that for this year, at least, the conditions will be passable. The coming winter will decide whether next years conditions will be severe drought for this area, or a normal water year. state. Following are selected results from the survey: AIDS Education: Two thirds of those sampled felt that educational pamphlets for people who are likely to get AIDS should contain explicit sexual information. 71 felt that public funds should be spent on education for those who are at greater risk of the AIDS virus. of the sample Over 90 AIDS with the statement agreed education in the schools should include instruction on abstinence as well as the use of condoms. There was overwhelming support for AIDS education for children in the public schools - 95.5. Testing: Nearly 90 percent of the sample agreed that positive AIDS virus tests should be reported to the Department of Health by law. Testing for the AIDS virus for those about to marry or for mothers who give up their children for adoption received endorsement from the group. Utahns were split about mandatory testing for the AIDS virus. 47.5 agreed, and 45 disagreed All with the following statement: be should virus testing for the AIDS voluntary. Care of Aids Patients: AZT is a drug which can ex tend life for some people with AIDS and costs about $9,000 per year per person. Over 60 percent agreed that AZT should be made available regardless of the individual ability to pay. One fourth of those responding felt that AIDS patients should be separated from the rest of the population. Behavior which may change ones risk of getting AIDS: In this scries, respondents were first read a statement and then asked to agree or disagree with the statement: Less than 10 percent agreed that AIDS can be transmitted through casual contact such as shaking hands, using public restrooms, or eating in restaurants. Members of the sample are on split whether they would follow a doctors orders to receive a blood said they would, transfusion 46.4 while 50.7 percent said they would not One third of all respondents felt that limiting the number of sex partners should be enough to prevent getting AIDS virus. 60 percent felt that people who knew their AIDS testing results would be more likely to adopt safe sex practices compared to those who did not. 80 percent agreed that the use of condoms can greatly reduefc the risk of infection. About 45 of the full sample reported that they worry about AIDS, with those under 30 being the most worried. Parents of children 6 to 1 8 were asked how concerned they were about their children attending school with aelassmate who had AIDS. One third expressed some concern. About half reported they had talked to their children about sexual and drug behavior in terms of AIDS. The Utah Department of Health is encouraged by the consistent improvement in the knowledge of adults in Utah regarding AIDS. However, there arc two actions supported by the public which are not consistent with current public health nractice. 75 of the For example: AIDS sample supported testing prior to marriage. Experience in states which have adopted this testing confirms that the law is expensive, causes applicants to seek marriage in other states, and rarely identifies infected individuals. Some of those states are now developing legislation to eliminate such premarital testing. While AIDS as a disease has been in reportable in Utah since 1982, reporting of HIV infections without disease has not been implemented by the Department despite strong public support. The Department continues to review the need for reporting, with the expectation that mandatory reporting of positive HIV tests will come when required for protection of the public health. Nationwide there are 64,731 adult cases of AIDS reported, with 1,049 children. The greatest group includes the Homoscx ualXBisexual Male, with 40,739; followed by the Intravenous Drug Abuser with 12,189. Poison Control statewide: The Intermountain Regional Poison Control Center (IRPCC) at the University of Utah Hospital has changed its toll tree telephone number for out of city calls. Intermountain residents can now call to receive immediate advice on how to help a victim of poisoning. The Intermountain Regional Poison Control Center handles more than 35,000 poisoning calls each year. Nearly 90 percent of the centers patients can be treated successfully at home, saving some $300,000 in health costs. |