Show STATE ISSUES TICK WARNING a Ii Hopeful of avoiding recurrence of f l last s years year's record when four Utah residents died after becoming becoming becoming becom becom- ing i Infected with dread Rocky mountain mountain spotted fever and eight others others contracted the disease the state tate board of of health Wednesday iss Issued is- is sued syed s ed Instructions of care for persons persons persons per per- sons visiting the moUI mountains carry the disease in Utah and the dangerous period Is between ri the months of April and August according to Dr William M. M McKay director of the division of communicable disease control for forthe forthe forthe the board Not all ticks carry the disease but the board urges persons persons per per- sons IOns going to infested areas to exercise exercise exercise ex ex- caution Absolute safety from the disease c can cann n be obtained by being vaccinated vaccinated vaccinated vac vac- Dr McKay said This provides provides provides pro pro- vides immunity for one year Two or three In Inoculations s a are e needed Vaccine for this purpose is distributed distributed distributed dis dis- dis- dis to doctors without cost by bythe bythe bythe the state board and persons re receiving receiving receiving re- re the treatment need pay only for administering the preventive preventive pre pre- The The- ticks are unfed when they appear tr In h the spring and attach to blades of grass and brush This enables them to crawl onto men men- and animals passing by Dr McKa McKay said sald For this reason camp sites should be chosen in clear dear areas Wearing of top high-top shoes leggings or placing of the socks on the o outside of the trouser legs legs' when hiking is advisable the instructions state tate Constant Inspection of clothing and the body at intervals during trips to the mountains is urged by Dr McKay The ticks do not n t always always always al al- ways attach themselves Immediately Immediately immediately Immedi Immedi- and som sometimes times they can be found before they break the skin In removing ticks that have attached attached attached at at- themselves a straight straight- and steady pull should be used Dr McKa McKay McKay Mc Mc- Ka Kay warns Forceps or tweezers are preferred for this purpose The tick should be seized near its head and care should be used not to crush it as contents of an Infected J tick are dangerous he said Where the head of the tick becomes becomes becomes be be- comes imbedded in the skin and is not riot removed a sharp razor blade or or knife should be used to cut away some of the skin in removing it The instrument used should always be well sterilized Dr McKay warned |