Eureka Reporter | 1918-10-04 | Page 8 | Utah's Health Officials Unearth Influenza Bacilli

health officials unearth influenza bacilli sa watch out for the influenza bacilli this thi fa Is the warning of utah health officials with respect to the epidemic of spanish influenza now rampant among many of the army canton ments and in large cities state au an thorit les tear fear a repetition ot of the in epidemic of 1890 when the disease spread throughout the coun try what is the spanish influenza which has figured so prominently in late american and european newa news dispatches recently 4 7 was asked dr T B beatty state health commis aloner the other day spanish influenza answered dr beatty is just a common grip or influenza caused by the influenza bacilli and highly communicable it is termed spanish this time because the source of the outbreak was ably in spain spreading into eu rope and now being noted in spi demic form in the east the disease is extremely dangerous when monia monta complications develop should the dreaded spanish influx enza ramify into utah the state will promptly announce measures to pre vent it developing into a serious epi demic announces dr beatty