Spanish Fork Press | 1910-03-17 | Page 6 | Deadly "Spotted Fever"

Deadly Spotted Fever Ono of tho most mall lIant and fatal discuses known to attack man has made Its appearance within the last few years In the mountainous regions of Montana and adjacent Hocky mountain states It Is called spotted fpvor though by no means to he confused with epidemic cerobrosplnnl meningitis which commonly goes by that name The malady Is entirely new unheard of that Is to say up to 25 years ago For quite a while no attention was paid to It by tho health authorities save locally but of Into It has been killing so ninny people that the federal government appealed to for and Is doing Its best to find out the rnuso of the mischief and If possible pos-sible to discover a remedy With this end in view tho public health service has sent several of Its exports to Bitter Root valley which has been the scene of the most serious epidemics epi-demics of the disease Technical World Magazine